Cross River State Governor, Prince Bassey Otu, has emphatically declared that the state deserves fair treatment and full recognition as an oil-producing entity, citing the immense sacrifices it has made for the unity and peace of Nigeria. Addressing a crowd of supporters at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar on Monday, Governor Otu insisted […]
At least 10 unlicensed traditional medicine practitioners have been arrested and charged to court in Cross River State following a petition by Nigeria Medical Association over alleged illicit activities in Calabar, the state capital. It could be recalled that NMA Cross River State branch had earlier written to the Cross River Governor, Bassey Otu, as […]
The Local Government Chairmen and Secretaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River, have called for the immediate resignation of the state party Chairman, Mr Alphonsus Eba. The call was contained in a communiqué signed by the local government area chairmen and secretaries at the end of their meeting in Calabar on Tuesday. […]
BY ORJI ONYEKWERE Trail cameras in the AFI Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary have captured stunning footage of the world’s rarest great ape – the Cross River gorilla. The extraordinary sightings mark the first successful photos since three graduate students at the University of Calabar in Nigeria began studying this elusive subspecies last year as part of […]
By John Udoh, Calabar Two young men, Peter Okoro and Humphrey Ighodalo were caught over the weekend , at the Calabar metropolis in Cross River State. Our correspondent gathered that they had moved in from Lagos state on 30th day of March 2024 to Calabar for a business trip, during which they rented the apartment […]
By Idongesit Inyang Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River has promised a batch by batch release of people oriented list of political appointees. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting of the All Progressive Congress in Calabar, Otu, announced the appointment of 83 new hands into his administration. Otu, wished them well, charged them to be […]
The Cross River Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youths and Skills Acquisition, Comrade Samuel Egbala, and his family escaped death this morning when fire broke out at their residence in People’s Club, Calabar. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the fire, suspected to have been caused by an electrical malfunction, razed part of the main building, destroying valuable […]
…continues with industrial action By Idongesit Inyang The inaugural sitting of the National and State houses of assembly election tribunal panel one in Cross River State could not hold on Wednesday as the High Court complex. Calabar, venue of the sitting was under lock and key. This follows the indefinite industrial action embarked upon by […]
In a surprising move, city sweepers of Calabar, the Cross River state capital, numbering about 100, have littered the front of the governor’s office with garbage in protest of their four months’ unpaid salary. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the women confirmed that the last time they were paid their monthly stipends was in December of […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Cross River has sealed a retail outlet, Chizioba Ventures, for allegedly selling adulterated kerosene. The outlet, which was shut down by the DPR, is located at number 65, Edgerdley Road in Calabar South. A statement on Friday in Calabar signed by the Operations Controller of DPR in the […]
*Determined to recover 26 oil wells worth over N8bn monthly *His exit regrettable, but not surprising, says C’River PDP Tunde Opalana, Abuja It has been revealed that Governor Ben Ayade took the hard decision of dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last Thursday to redress what he described as unconscionable injustice leading to the loss […]
Less than twenty-four hours after taken delivery of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Cross River State, the State Government has flagged off the vaccinations of health workers with assurances that the Vaccine is safe. Flagging off the vaccination at the Lawrence Henshaw Memorial Hospital in Calabar South Local Government Area of the State, the State […]
The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed that two officers were killed, on Wednesday, by unknown gunmen in Obubra Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, in a statement in Calabar, said that one other officer sustained injuries. Ugbo, however, debunked the news that six police officers were killed. “The […]
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River on Monday swore in Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge of the state 10 months after she was rejected by the State House of Assembly. The swearing-in ceremony which took place in Calabar, followed the confirmation of the nomination of Ikpeme by the Cross River House of […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja Controversy that followed the result of the December 5 bye – election in Cross River North senatorial district took another dimension on Monday as theIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) issued a fresh Certificate of Return to Hon. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe as the winner and duly elected candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. […]
University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has confirmed five positive cases of COVID-19 in the Cross River State. Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme, made this known in an internal memo on Friday in Calabar. The memo was pasted on all notice boards in the hospital. “The management of UCTH wishes to […]
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it has arrested 146 drug suspects in Cross River in the last 12 months. NDLEA across river Commander, Mrs Anthonia Edeh, disclosed this in Calabar to mark the 2020 United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Edeh said that within the period […]
Governor Ben Ayade has suspended activities of the Cross River Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency (CRCTRA) for faillure to obey the state’s Tax Exemption Law. The Tax Exemption Law was for the low income earners and small scale businesses in Cross River. Christian Ita, Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the governor, announced the suspension in […]
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has directed applicants for the 8,000 automatic jobs to enlist through their respective village heads. Ayade gave the directive in a statement by Mr Christian Ita, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, on Saturday in Calabar. Abba Kyari: Presidency bans condolence visits The governor said the decentralisation became […]
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, on Wednesday, said that his administration would employ 8,000 youths as part of the COVID-19 palliatives. READ ALSO: Mixed reactions trail compulsory wearing of face masks in Abia Ayade, who made the disclosure in Calabar at the flag-off of the distribution of COVID-19 palliatives, said that the jobs […]