Chairman of the LGA,, Hon. Felix Akposi (2nd left) and others during the flag-off ceremony of the road project. By Anietie Akpan The long-awaited rehabilitation of the Calabar–Oban–Ekang Road in Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA), officially commenced on Wednesday, August 13. The fceremony, held at the Sen. Gershom Bassey Town Hall in Oban. The flag-off…
…Raises Hope on Bakassi Deep Seaport Project President Bola Tinubu. By Anietie Akpan Federal Government will soon commence yet another dredging of Calabar Port after three failed attempts. Already the House of Representatives has commenced probe of the failed dredging of the port in 2006 and 2014. Current draft of the port is 5.2 metres…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government, August 12, took delivery of two Bombardier CRJ1000 regional jets to boost its Cally Air operations. Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissioned the 100-seat capacity plane for use by the state-owned airline, Cally Air. He was assisted by the State Governor,…
By Our Reporter The Vice President, Senator Kasim Shetima has commissioned two new CRJ-1000 aircrafts, acquired by the Cross River state government to take the State’s fleet to four aircrafts. Senator Shetima, who also commissioned a state-of-the-art ICT hub/digital library designed to boost micro, small and medium enterprises, MSMEs, said the projects would help youths…
Gov. Otu paying last respect to late Prof. Ewa during the lying in state in Ugep on Saturday. By Anietie Akpan Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State on Saturday joined family, friends, and a host of dignitaries in Ugep for the final funeral rites and interment of the late Prof. Ibiang Oden Ewa….
…Otu Returns Home L-R : Chief Asuquo Ekpenyong, Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE, Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, his wife, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu at the CRID 2025 International Convention in Birmingham, United Kingdom. By Anietie Akpan Cross River indigenes in the Diaspora, last weekend, converged in Birmingham, United…