By Dianabasi Effiong The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom has been told to provide the required leadership to checkmate the infiltration of the party by opposition elements in the State. The Executive Director, PDP Advocates for Peace and Justice (PAPAJ) Dr Tom FredFish, stated this on Friday in a statement in Uyo. FredFish…
One of the submerged farms. By Anietie Akpan Torrential rainfall has wreaked havoc in Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State destroying farmlands and houses worth millions of naira. The Cross River and its tributaries were dangerously overfilled thus sending the flood to farms and houses that have rampaged Ogoja, Yala and Bekwara Local Government…
By ltam Offor As part of initiatives to enhance rural infrastructure, improve access to essential services as well as strengthen emergency response, the State Legislature has recommended the procurement and distribution of outboard engines to riverine communities in Etung Local Government Area. The Legislators urged the State Government, through the Ministry of Transportation and Marine…
President Bola Tinubu. By Anietie Akpan Indigenous displaced people of Bakassi in Cross River State have decried neglect and abandonment by the Federal Government of Nigeria 18 years after ceding the area to Cameroon. In a statement by the Indigenous Displaced People of Bakassi Communities (IDPBC), by Comrade Etim Bassey James, said they are “the…
By Dianabasi Effiong Delta communities, desirous of having their King, have been told to avoid actions that could breed crises and lawlessness in their respective domains. The Deputy Governor of the State, Sir Monday Onyeme, made the call on Tuesday in Asaba when he met with some political leaders and traditional rulers from Ukwuani Local…
Hon Mercy Mbang Akpama., Member representing Yakurr 2, CRSHA By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the State Government, through the Ministry of Education and the Scholarship Board, to reintroduce scholarship and bursary awards to CR students. The Lawmakers had deliberated on a Motion presented by the Member representing…