By Magnus Effiong An advocacy group, ‘Think Cross River Initiative’ has given insight on why incessant communal clashes and killings, which had bedeviled the State for decades in many local government areas, reduced drastically within the past fifteen months. The initiator of the ‘Think Cross River Initiative’, Mr Edem Darlington, who made the disclosure in…
By Anietie Akpan The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has thumbs up the Cross River state governor, Senator Bassey Otu’s visionary governance saying, “it is revitalising the state’s infrastructure and economy”. The PGF, composed of incumbent governors of States controlled by the All Progressive Congress (APC), described Governor Otu as an excellent example of a…
Dr Amah Williams, Spokesman of BCS By Anietie Akpan The Executive Council of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) with international headquarters in Calabar, southern Nigeria, has excommunicated four of its members. Accordingly, the BCS has cautioned the public against dealing with them as members of the fold. The names of the four were…
By Magnus Effiong The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace, has called on the Nigerian Armed Forces to forge an enhanced symbiotic relationship with the media as part of efforts to build public trust thereby promoting national security. Speaking as a guest lecturer at the Nigerian Naval War College in Calabar,…
Gov Bassey Otu (L) with former Gov Clement Ebri at the ceremony…recently By Anietie Akpan Cross River State former governors, Clement Ebri and Liyel Imoke, have expressed confidence on Governor Bassey Otu for his visionary leadership. A press release by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nsa Gill, the duo said this visionary leadership…
L to R: The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, RT. Hon. Peter Odey exchange souvenirs with the Director General of VON, Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace at his temporary office in Calabar on Wednesday. By Eme Offiong The Government of Cross River State has been urged to intensify collaboration with Voice of Nigeria for wider…