Immediate past Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade. By Ogar Emmanuel Oko Former Governor Sir Benedict Ayade CON is an intellectual man. Apart from the late Sen. Paul Ukpo, PhD, who was a nuclear physicist, in terms of scholastics, no politician in the northern senatorial district comes close to Ben Ayade’s pedigree. He’s…
Gov. Bassey Otu . By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Government has issued a strong condemnation of the recent attempted theft and vandalization of public transformers in Obudu, describing the act as “reprehensible” and a direct attack on the collective resources meant for the good of all citizens. In a statement signed by the…
First Lady of CRS; Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council and Muslims’ Leader in the State, Alhaji Sarki Lawan Garba, have felicitated with the First Lady of the State, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu on the joyous occasion of her 61st birthday celebration. The NUJ…
President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong President Bola Tinubu’s Spokesperson, Dr Sunday Dare, has said that the president is detribalised on the distribution of appointments to key position in the Federal Government. He said, “It is important to state that President Bola Tinubu is a detribalised leader. His antecedents before he even became president speak…
L-R: Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, Governor Bassey Otu, President, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and his wife at the state banquet in Calabar. By Anietie Akpan Partnering African Development Bank (AfDB), Cross River will soon become a major business hub in West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea. To actualise…
By Princewill Kingston The decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State to hand over its 2027 governorship and deputy governorship tickets to Gov Bassey Edet Otu and his Deputy, Rt Hon Peter Odey, has been greeted with mixed reaction Recall that in a move described by political watchers as unprecedented masterstrokes,…