It is said that war does not know who is right or wrong, but who is left – at the end of the day. So, to my chagrin, I watch and listen to the purported feud between Governor Ben Ayade and his kinsman, Barrister Venatius Ikem, both from Obudu, Cross River State. While the Governor
By Sylvia Etta Reprieve has come the way of the former Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Barrister Venatius Ikem as the High Court of Cross River State sitting in Calabar has granted a stay of action on the order of arrest issued against Ikem by Chief Magistrate E.E. Edodi on Wednesday, January 13,
INTRODUCTION Recently, the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly and Member representing Abi State Constituency Hon. John Gaul Lebo communicated his plans to unveil the Abi State Constituency Development Strategy. He said that as part of the strategy, 3 strategic areas will the subject of focus. 1) Educational Discovery Initiatives and Scholarship.
As part of the then Eastern Nigeria, South-Eastern state was created in May, 1967 and renamed Cross River State in 1976 while the current Cross River State was reconfigured in 1987 when Akwa Ibom State was carved out of the former South Eastern State structure. With a population of about 3 million persons (2,892,988 from
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade has described as critical, the need to address the restiveness that has characterized the Niger Delta region as a panacea for development. Ayade stated this when he received the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Sean Hoy and his team during a courtesy visit to
I have for the past eight or there-about months watch very keenly with intense attention how the information of the Governor of Cross River state, Professor Ben Ayade has been managed by the Chief Press Secretary and Special Assistant Media, Mr. Christian Ita. Christian Ita’s method of managing the governor’s information machinery is what I
By Clement Oto-Obong Chief John Odigie Oyegun, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC has described Chief Clement Ebri, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, Senator Bassey Otu, Chief Sunny Abang, Prince Goddy Jedy Agba, Chief Fidelis Ugbo, Chief Francis Bullem, Hon. Paul Adah among others as the caliber of men needed to help clean the country.
By Our Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has urged Obudu people to support their kinsmen in public office. He gave the charge recently during the thanksgiving service of the member representing Obudu State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Stephen Ukpukpen,