Commissioner for Information, Mr. Erasmus Ekpang By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government has joined her voice in condemning the continued persecution of responsible Journalists by repressive governments around the globe. The State’s Commissioner for Information, Mr. Erasmus Ekpang in statement on Friday to mark the World Press Freedom Day 2024 said, some of…
By Anietie Akpan Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos will have the advantage of playing their away match against their Burkinabe counterparts in a 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture on a neutral ground. This follows the insistence by the world body that the Burkinabes cannot play in Ouagadougou as their home venue is not…
Gov. Bassey Otu By Ita Williams, Calabar In a move to address concerns in the state’s cocoa industry, the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, has directed the immediate suspension of the Cocoa Allocation Taskforce and Surveillance Team operating in the four government-owned Cocoa Estates in Etung Local Government Area of the…
The International President of the Institute for Universal Harmony( TIFUH), Dr. King Charles Bassey has charged citizens of the country on peace advocacy, saying they should be at the forefront of promoting peace and unity. Dr. Charles gave the charge at the Transcorp Hotels, Calabar during the Induction Ceremony & Launching of Scholarship Scheme for…
By Magnus Effiong The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, has appealed to the federal government to complete the Department of State Service school, christened ‘State Service Technical Academy,’ located in Adiabo in Odukpani local government area of Cross River state. Edidem Abasi-Otu V, who made the appeal in Calabar while…
OPINION By Etim Etim An important development that occurred in the financial services industry the other week went largely unreported in the press; perhaps because the media is still engrossed in all the corruption dramas of the last few weeks. On Friday, April 26, Central Bank officials, led by a director, met with the chief…