Category: Life
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Gov Otu Orders Statewide Electrification Assessment, Intervention
By Andrea Ekeng Inyang Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has initiated a statewide assessment of the electrification situation to promptly address the needs of communities and fulfill the government’s promises. This directive was personally conveyed to Francis Ekpo, Director General of the Cross River State Electrification Agency (SEA), and his dedicated team…
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Cross River APC Chair, Alphonsus Eba, Survives Impeachment Plot
The Cross River state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barr Alphonsus Eba, has survived plots to remove him from office, orchestrated by a group which addressed itself as ‘APC Stakeholders Forum,’ headed by two chieftains of the party, Chief Mark Ayo and Mathias Ake. Recall that the group, which quoted Article 3(5); Article…
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Hardship: Tinubu Should Reset Nigeria Now – HRM Edet
HRM (Dr) Etim Okon Edet is the Chairman of the Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council and doubles as the Paramount Ruler of Bakassi local government area. In this interview, the Royal father said with President Bola Tinubu’s experience in governance and exposure to international politics, the world expects him to begin the process of…
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Efik Women Protest Imprisonment of 80 years Old Monarch in Afokang Prison
Efik women, under the aegis of Mbono Iban Nsidung, have protested the incarceration of 80 years old Etubom Efio-Ita Efiom, who is said to have been sentenced to three years imprisonment without an option of fine. The protesting women, who stormed the Palace of the Obong of Calabar over the matter, carried placards with inscriptions…
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RUMPUS OVER PAYROLL PADDING IN CROSS RIVER STATE
BY DOMINIC KIDZU A rash of accusations, counter accusations, and bush-shaking grandstanding about who did and did not pad the Cross River payroll have headlined premium news coming out of the state for two weeks without end. Take a front seat, folks, and watch the rollercoaster from the edge of your seats. Hollywood is knocking at…
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Massive Defection Hits Opposition in Cross River
By Ekanem Wylie The pragmatic and people-oriented approach to governance by Gov Bassey Edet Otu has led to massive defection from opposition party members to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River state. The scale of defection has seriously weakened the foundation of the main opposition party, the People Democratic Party, (PDP) as…
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Minister Lauds CR Basin for Employment-Driven Initiatives
By Magnus Effiong The Minister of State, Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello Mohammed Goronyo, has commended the management of the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) for its various initiatives which, he said, has helped in stemming the tide of unemployment. Speaking in Calabar during his familiarity tour of facilities at the headquarters…
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Otu Advocates, Charges Traditional Rulers on Healthier Communal Ties
Cross River state governor, Senator Bassey Otu has called on traditional and opinion leaders of Yala local government area in the state to foster healthier communal ties, peaceful coexistence and good neighborliness as his administration bids to explore the area’s huge agriculture potentials as well as reposition it to its once reputed place as a…
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Gov. Otu Commissions 20km New Lafarge Evacuation Road
Cross River Governor, Prince Bassey Otu has commissioned the 20 kilometers new evacuation road, constructed by cement manufacturing giant, Lafarge Africa PLC. The road which construction started in 2010, spans from Mfamosing, extending through Abiati, Etamkpini and terminating at Odukpani junction. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Otu, assured that road users including customers and truck…
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Tension as Crisis Rocks Cross River Traditional Circle
… Again, Ani’s Faction Heads to Court, ECA Insists Itam Not Munene By Magnus Effiong This is certainly not the best of times for the traditional institution particularly in the southern senatorial district of Cross River as tension builds up over successions tussles in Efut kingdom and Henshaw Town community, even as the 15 years…
