By Aplefe Ojong The Federal and state governments have been called upon to formulate a deliberate policy aimed at working harmoniously with the Church, the traditional Institutions and other relevant bodies to tackle the socio-economic and political problems confronting the nation. Chairman, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Cross River State Chapter, Pastor Lawrence Ekwok, who
By Aplefe Ojong Information reaching indicates that three persons have been feared dead and several others injured is an ongoing confrontation between the supporters of the Labor Party (LP) and the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekori, Yakurr LGA in Cross River State. We gathered that the violence broke out since Monday when some
By Kennedy Nsan Senator Bassey Otu today dismissed rumors of his alleged involvement in the assassination attempt on Gershom Bassey, the PDP flag bearer for the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State. Otu, a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Senator who decamped to the Labor Party (LP) following the acrimony that attended the Peoples
March 8 is internationally recognized as “International Women’s Day” (IWD), a day set aside to celebrate women and to increase the global “gender sensitivity” awareness. Women are celebrated not because of their numerous strengths nor because they have no weakness. They are celebrated because they have blessed millions with their strength. This year’s theme “Make
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel imoke was today conferred with the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) Award of Excellence on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), while the state government was acknowledged as the only state with the Best Use of ICT & Promotion of Software in Nigeria. The double
By Archibong Jeremiah A consortium of consultants who signed a Memorandum of Understand with the Cross River State Ministry of Education, EDUCOM today Saturday, 7th March 2015 concluded a teacher documentation and examination exercise in Calabar the state capital for interested teachers to be recruited into the Cross River State civil service. The exercise which
By Our Correspondent All is not well with civil servants in the employ of the Cross River State Government as for the second month running, they are yet to be paid their monthly emoluments. Workers in the State were last paid December, 2014 salaries and are being owed January and February, 2015 salaries with no
By Our Editorial Team The land of Cross River State is very beautiful and so is the ineffable munificence which the Creator has so graciously endowed the ethnic nationalities, tribes and people which he has created and placed there. The many bodies of waters, lush and green forests stretching from the southern part of the