By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The 2019 re-election bid of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Monday received a huge boost as the State’s traditional rulers’ council threw its weight behind him for a second term, while declaring the state as wholly Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Chairman of the council and Paramount
By Jonathan Ugbal The Clan head of Begiadaliku Clan of Obudu local government area, His Royal Highness, Chief Sampson Ukpanukpong Ogar has blamed the delay in his coronation on a misunderstanding between the nine villages that make up the Clan. Chief Ogar was installed by the Paramount Ruler of Obudu, His Royal Majesty, Uti J.D
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Members of the five traditional rulers councils in northern Cross River State have endorses the governor, Senator Ben Ayade for a second term in office. Rising from an enlarged meeting held Wednesday at the Ogoja council hall and led by the paramount rulers of Obudu, Uti Joseph Davis Agba;
By Obeten Godfrey Federal lawmaker, Honorable Jarigbe Agom (PDP, Ogoja/Yala) and the co-author of the book, ‘Stepping Forward Eith Uti J.D Agba’ have several other notable personalities to celebrate a former guber aspirant, Prince Goddy Jedy-Agba on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday celebration. Mr. Agba was born on August 20, 1958 and turned 60
By Jonathan Ugbal and Obeten Geoffrey The national caretaker committee chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi and Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson have been awarded with honorary doctorate degrees at the 6th to 10th combined convocation ceremony of the Cross River University of Technology. Mr. Makarfi was awarded with a doctorate
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, his Bayelsa counterpart, Seriake Dickson and Minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi have arrived the Convocation grounds of the Cross River University of Technology for the 6th to 10th combined convocation ceremony of the institution. The national caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed
By Jonathan Ugbal and Christiana Alawa Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said that Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade told him that Mr. Jedy Agba who contested the gubernatorial elections with him in 2015 was not bitter that he lost but has been working with him. Mr. Obasanjo stated this while unveiling the autobiography
By Jonathan Ugbal and Ukung Alawa Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and Cross River Governor have commended the strides of former NNPC top gun, Mr. Jedy Agba. The commendations were given at the unveiling of Mr. Agba’s autobiography of titled: “Stepping Forward With Uti J.D Agba” Saturday in Calabar, the Cross River Capital. “It doesn’t