By Our Government House Correspondent Ahead of his second term inauguration on May 29, Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has disclosed that he will reduce the size of his cabinet in order to ensure better service delivery. This is even as the Governor, in a statement released in Calabar on today, Thursday, directed
Since Prof. Zana Akpagu emerged as the 10th Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, it has been one sucess story to another. The erudite varsity administrator has broken many records and set new ones which may take his successor a decade to equal his records. His emergence in 2015 as the 10th VC of
By Elijah Uganiĺ The Wife of the Governor of Cross River State, Dr. Linda Ayade is among the dignitaries that graced the presentation of a Diamond award of Excellence presented to the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari by the National Agency For Food, Drugs Adminstration and Control NAFDAC. The occasion to mark the
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has lauded the Federal Government for its untiring efforts in taming militancy, sea piracy and other maritime vices along the country’s water ways. Ayade who stated this during the inauguration of the Naval Warfare Course 3, at the Naval War College, Calabar
By Ushang Ewa Following the vacancy created by the decision of the incumbent Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo to run for the, Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency seat, shopping for a new Speaker for the 9th Cross River Assembly has commenced in earnest. Two names are featuring prominently in
The 2019 Presidential and National Assembly election has come and gone, Saturday 9th March 2019, comes the Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections. This process once again avail citizens the opportunity to participate in the democratic technique of choosing those who they feel are capable of representing them in executive and legislative positions in
By Aplefe Ojong Barely 48 hours after the adoption of Cross River State governor, Senatoe Ben Ayade by the 18 chapter Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the state Chairman of the party, Chief Ikpi Eni, has affirmed that the party has indeed adopted the governor as its candidate in Saturday’s election. According to
Koko Dan, I met you physically for the first and only time in Jedy’s office in Abuja. We had a useful discussion. My frenemy, Ifere Paul, later publicized your very laudable feat of transforming a thatched hurt to a brand new 3 bedroom apartment in Obudu for an aged widow who couldn’t have children of