Gov. Bassey Otu By Ita Williams, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has requested the State House of Assembly’s approval to reorganize the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC), citing the Commission’s ineffectiveness in conducting local government council elections. In a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Anthony…
Gov Bassey Otu (2nd L) inspecting facilities at Calapharm. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State-owned pharmaceutical company, Calapharm, will commence production in September this year. The State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, according to the press release from his Chief Press Secretary, Nsa Gill on Tuesday, inspected the project where the management there told him…
By Kingsley Agim World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated medical commodities to Cross River to boost the state government’s effort in the fight against cholera and other diseases outbreaks in the state. Items donated include 30 Cartoons of Isolation Gowns, 37 Cartoons of Face Masks, 6 Cartoons of Examination Gloves, 15 Cartoons of Face Shields,…
By Anietie Akpan A driver and 18 passengers of the Akwa Ibom State Transport Company (AKTC) bus have been kidnapped. The driver and the passengers were kidnapped in a broad daylight by daring unknown gun men along the Azumini axis of Abia state. The incident occurred last Wednesday as the Portharcourt bound bus travelled from…
Dr Eunice Thomas (3rd from L) with the Ala-Uchi Women Development Initiative during the advocacy visit at weekend. By Anietie Akpan Women group in Akwa Ibom state has called on the Federal Government to bring to an end gas flaring in the Niger Delta region. International Oil Companies (IOCs) like ExxonMobil, Shell Petroleum Development…
OPINION By Etim Etim I was one of the 102 senior journalists invited from all over the country to tour the Dangote Fertilizer and Petrochemical Refinery Complex last Sunday and it turned out to be an unbelievably humbling and revealing experience. Unmistakably visible to us was the power of vision, determination to succeed in the…