Gov. Umo Eno (left), receives the award from the Managing Director of New Telegraph Newspapers, Mr. Ayodele Aminu. By Anietie Akpan Governor Umo Eno has added yet another award into his kitty. This time around, the award is the, “2024 Governor of the Year in Human Capacity Development” bestowed on him by the New Telegraph…
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…