Gov. Bassey Otu (Centre) and his Deputy, Rt Hon Peter Odey (R) during the projects’ inspection on Thursday. By Anietie Akpan Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has justified the N46 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) that accrued to the state within 18 months with a splash of road projects in Calabar metropolis. For…
Gov. Bassey Otu commissioning the vehicles. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to security in the state with the provision of well equipped 30 operational vehicles to the state’s Joint Task Force (JTF) on security. A press release by the Chief Press Secretary to the…
Hundreds queuing for treatment. It was a Valentine’s gift like no other for the people of Nsit Ubium as the lawmaker representing the constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Barr.) Otobong Effiong Bob, flagged off a three-day free medical and surgical outreach at the Primary Health Centre, Ikot Edibon. Thursday,…
By Dianabasi Effiong Seven-time champions Nigeria are up against tough customers Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco in the group phase of this year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations, scheduled for Cote d’Ivoire from 26th April – 18th May. The Flying Eagles defeated the host nation, Egypt, 1-0 in a group phase match at the last…
Kwa Falls. OPINION By Frank Inyang KWA FALLS was once upon a time one of Nigeria’s prominent Eco- Tourism attractions located within an oil palm plantation at Aningeja in Akampka Local Government Area , Cross River State , South South Nigeria Between the 70s and 80s, it was a rendezvous to be as tourists (…
Hon Okon Nyong Owuna. By Itam Offor Cross River Lawmakers have urged the State Government to intervene urgently in the lingering communal clashes in Iko Esai Community, Akamkpa Local Government Area, which has claimed several lives and led to the destruction of property worth millions of Naira. Accordingly, the Lawmakers want the State Government to…