By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has faulted false claims that 200 trailer load of food items were sent to the state. The claims, suggested that 200 trailers of food items were dispatched to the state to alleviate food scarcity, but the Director General (DG) of SEMA, Cross River State, Elder James Anam, in…
By Nsa Gill The Cross River State government has become aware of a partial and subjective analysis of the official quarterly budget performance report of the State published by Sahara Reporters. A recognized online medium. Journalistic ethics condemn subjective reportage that aims to influence readers rather than allowing them to form their own judgments….
By Magnus Effiong Controversy surrounding the position of Cross River state House of Assembly Speaker is far from over as a group, Youth Action Network (YAN), has approached a Calabar High Court requesting it to order the Clerk of the Assembly to begin processes for members to formally re-elect Elvert Ayambem or elect a new…
Gov. Umo Eno OPINION By Etim Etim The big news of the week is that the federal government is distributing 24,000 bags of rice to each state of the federation in a desperate move to stave off mass protests nationwide planned to begin on next Thursday. On receiving its share, Akwa Ibom State government announced…
By Anietie Akpan The Federal Government’s stakeholders meeting has rejected the proposal by the Cross River state government to take over the management of the Cross River National Park (CRNP) saying, “it would be counter productive”. This position was contained in the “Report of the Stakeholders Meeting (held in Abuja, June 27, 2024) on…
By Anietie Akpan Four persons have been reported killed as pro Biafra Separatist armed groups engaged in a bloody clash with the Equatorial Guinea Forces in the Gulf of Guinea. A statement credited to the Operational Coordinator of Biafra Nations League (BnL), Henry Edet, said the separatist armed groups include, the Biafra Fighters, Dragon Fighter…