By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Civil servants under local government employ in Cross River state on Wednesday barricaded various entrances of the New state secretariat along the  Muritala Mohammed Highway, Calabar in protest against the non-payment of their four years salary. The civil servants from the 18 local government areas (LGAs) of the state converged […]

An Inspector with Cross River State Police Command, Nathaniel Manasseh, arrested for gunrunning, has said criminals charmed him.

Ita stated that it was observed that the commodity, which is APC’s symbol, had suddenly become scarce in the state, following the influx of new members in the wake of Governor Ben Ayade’s defection into the party.

The Cross River chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is expecting mass influx of politicians into the party in the state. Sen. Mathew Mbu, Chairman, the chairman of the state APC caretaker committee said this when he spoke with newsmen at the APC National Secretariat on Tuesday in Abuja. Mbu said the defection […]

The property located at 42A along Muritala Mohammed Highway in Calabar which housed the People’s Democratic Party Secretariat in Cross River was on Saturday morning painted into All Progressive Congress, APC, Colours.

Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Joseph Bassey, has officially defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) following the defection of Governor Ben Ayade. Bassey told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Thursday in Calabar that the governor’s move has crumbled the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. […]

THERE was confusion in Owakande 2 in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State following the disappearance of the body of a lawyer, Mr Egbara Owan which was scheduled for interment at the weekend.

SENATOR Ben Ayade, the Cross River State Governor says if he had his way all indigenes of the state would be included in the state’s payroll to stem poverty and unemployment.

By Emma Una – Calabar Senator Ben Ayade, the Cross River state governor, has sent a strong message to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that he stands on the fence and ready to dump the party if not given his due respect and recognition. Speaking in Calabar during the visit of Governor Bala Mohammed of […]

The Cross River Southern Senatorial District Assembly, CRSSDA, a Socio-Cultural group has asserted that the state would be safer and more peaceful if Gov. Ayade commits more funds to the running of Operation Akpakwu and subsequently sustains it.