This plan is spear headed by a Special Adviser Budget, who was announced to have been sacked by Governor Ayade last year allegedly for leaking official information, but still performing his official duties. Recent deductions from the LGA accounts which have raised a lot of questions include the COVID 19 Support Fund which the House
After securing the roundly criticized approval of the Cross River State House of Assembly for the release of N50million by each of the 18 LGAs to the fight against COVID 19, the State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Stella Odey, summoned the management team of all the LGAs to a meeting in her office on
Man proposes, but God disposes (Proverbs 19:21). Man should know that power and existence is transient. Following the recent demise of the distinguished Senator representing Cross River North at the National Assembly, Dr. Rose Oko, underground scheming and maneuvers have started in earnest for her replacement as Governor Ben Ayade, a master of political rhumba
By Blessing Enagu Upon inauguration of the Tree Planting Committee by the Cross River state governor, Senator Ben Ayade, the Chairman of the Committee and immediate past Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Stella Odey-Ekpo, has swung into action targeted at actualizing the vision of planting 5 million trees across the State. In an interactive meeting
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The family of five suspected to be mad whose image went viral last week has been deemed as ‘not psychiatric’ by medical authorities in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The consultant psychiatrist in the Federal Neuro Psychiatric hospital in Calabar, Dr. Michael Olutoki said a team from the facility
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent At least 65.5 percent of women in Cross River State have experienced some form of physical violence since age 15 says the Canadian charity organisation, CUSO International. The organisation’s gender expert attached to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Jacque Karungi disclosed this while making a presentation at a one
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Participants and organisers of the maiden Cross River Talent Hunt show have hailed the massive pool of talent abound in the state as well as the initiative which saw over two hundred and thirty youths participate with three bagging cash prizes worth twelve thousand dollars. The Commissioner for culture
By Elijah Ugani, Monday Ogar with Agency Reports by Sylvia Okoi The 2018 International women’s day has come and gone with several activities to mark it in Cross River State. The theme for the 2018 edition is “Press For Progress” and the Project Leader for CUSO international, Jerry Nwigwu at an event to mark the