Prince Otu Will Build On Ayade’s Successful Rice Revolution.
BY GODDIE A. AKPAMA. Governor of Cross River State, Professor Ben Ayade, will be finishing strong on May 29, 2023 when he is expected to handover power in the state to a successor. One area that Governor, Prof Ayade has succeeded massively is industrialization. It is on record that his administration...
Bendeghe-Ekiem: A Paradise Restored…Celebration Of The Maiden Bendeghe-Ekiem Cocoa Festival
OPINION By Kingsley Agim-Ogbu Celebrants at the festival... recently One of the inexplicable phenomena of life is one’s powerlessness to choose their family or birthplace. By providence, I was lucky to have been born in Bendeghe-Ekiem, and spent most of my youthful years (about two...
AKAN OKON VS UMO ENO: AS THE COURT PLEASES
Yesterday, the Federal High Court, Uyo, delivered judgement in the case instituted by Mr. Akan Okon against Pastor Umo Eno, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Akwa Ibom State. As a Campaign Organization, we are grateful to God for frustrating the counsel of Ahithophel and vindicating the just, his servant, Pastor...
APC Chieftains Restate Support for Otu, Dismiss Sam Bassey’s Threat
By Our Reporter Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River have vowed to wholeheartedly support their governorship candidate, Senator Bassey Otu, and have therefore dismissed as inconsequential an alleged threat by another Chieftain, Sam Bassey, to work against the interest of the party while still remaining as a member.
Payment Of Arears Of Pension And Gratuity: Is The Governor Sincere?
OPINION By Etim Etim Akwa Ibom State Government issued a statement recently indicating that the governor has approved N2.254 billion ‘’for payment of gratuity to retired government workers’’. Of this sum, N1.254 billion is for ‘’payment of gratuities of state government pensioners, while N1 billion is for retired primary...
Will Tinubu’s Drug Story Ever Go Away?
By Etim Etim OPINION At every turn in Bola Tinubu’s political career since 1999, his drug story will rear its head, cause huge embarrassments and cast doubts on his suitability for the office he is seeking. Tinubu himself will recoil into his shell, remain taciturn,...
Abducted Nigerian Soldier From Cross River Still Missing 10 Days After
Andy Esiet, Calabar For over 10 days now, a Nigerian soldier from Ikun community in Biase Local Government Council (LGC) of Cross River state abducted by some persons in Okon Ohafia in Ohafia council of Abia state is yet to be found. Top sources in Ikun...
C/River Lauds FG over Rotavaccine Introduction, Kick-starts Integrated Measles Vaccination Campaign
By Magnus Effiong With the fears of outbreak of diseases, including diarrhea, in many States as a result of flood, the government of Cross River State has said the Federal Government's introduction of rotavaccine to combat rotavirus, which causes diarrhea, was timely and commendable. The deputy Governor of the State, Prof...
Groups Seek Justice For Five Persons Murdered For Alleged Witchcraft In Cross River
Andy Esiet, Calabar Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River A coalition of UK and Nigeria based Human Rights Groups have appealed to the International community, Nigerian Federal Government and Cross River State Government to ensure that the murderers of five innocent people (3 women...
Abducted Soldier: Cross River Community, Family Cry For FG Intervention
Andy Esiet, Calabar To evade an imminent breakout of communal clash between communities in Cross River and Abia states, the family and people of Ikun in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River state have called on the Nigerian Army and the Federal government to ensure the release of...