Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade has described farming as one of the veritable leeway to prosperity, urging Cross Riverians, especially women, to go into farming. The governor spoke in Calabar at the flag-off of input distribution to farmers as part of mitigation measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. At […]
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Attention, Fashola
SIR: I urge you to take urgent steps to effect repairs on the Calabar (Odukpani) – Itu -Ikot Ekpene Road in Cross River and Akwa Ibom states. To enable you to assess, first-hand, the gravity of the situation, you will need to take a ride on it. Presently the road should […]
Cross River Traders hail Ayade anti Tax policy, as Agency plans mass sensitisation
Cross River Traders Union have hailed Governor Ben Ayade’s anti tax policy. The Union made up of mostly commercial drivers, market women and petty traders have expressed gratitude to the Ayade’s administration for given priority to the poor doing business in the state. Recalled that Ayade had two months ago inaugurated […]
Edet Okon Asim, the SA on Biodiversity to Governor Ben Ayade is Dead
Edet Okon Asim, the Special Adviser on Biodiversity to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, is dead. Asim allegedly slumped and died in his car at Eta Agbor in Calabar on Tuesday evening. Though the cause of the death of the former Commissioner for Information could not be immediately […]
Gunmen kill policeman, kidnap four Chinese in C’River
A policeman attached to a construction company, Danatrite Construction Company in Oban, Akamkpa local government area of Cross River State, has been killed by gunmen. The gunmen also kidnapped four foreign workers of the company. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the incident, which happened […]
Constituents eulogies Sen.Gershom Bassey for NIRSAL loan
The Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State has commended Sen. Gerhsom Bassey for facilitating the NIRSAL Microfinance loan for them within the Covid-19 period to enable them start up small scale businesses. The beneficiaries, who lauded Bassey who is the incumbent Cross River Southern Senatorial District at the National […]
COVID-19: CRS Doctors Commence Indefinite Strike
The Nigeria Medical Association, Cross, Cross River State chapter, has commenced the total and indefinite withdrawal of her services in the entire state, a statement issued by the association and signed by the state chairman, Agam Ayuk and state secretary, Ezeoke Epoke, has informed. In the statement dated 5th July, […]
Again Fire razes shops in Calabar Marian market
Goods worth millions of Naira were on Friday night destroyed by fire which gutted over 100 shops in the popular Marian market in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It was gathered that the fire, which started from one of the shops in the fruit section, spread to other shops. […]
Cross River records five Covid-19 cases
…State government mum Despite repeated claims by the Cross River State Government that the state is free of Covid-19, the authorities of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) confirmed yesterday that five persons had tested positive in the hospital. Two of the cases are medical staff of the UCTH, its […]
Hon. Justice Ikpeme’s appointment as chief justice: Birthplace – an extraneous factor
Against the backdrop of the attention which the unfortunate death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in the United States of America has generated, there has been a renewed focus, worldwide, on issues bothering on racism and indeed discrimination of any sort. Here in Nigeria, recent events […]