Lassa fever: Cross River Govt takes campaign to more communities
In continuance with the State's fight against Lassa Fever and coronavirus outbreak in the State, the cross river state government through the Ministry of Health has donated health preventive equipment to the 13th Brigade Command Akim during the Lassa fever sensitization campaign organized by the Nigerian Army in collaboration with the CRSMOH and WHO.
‘I would’ve been killed right in my sleep but my wife woke me up’, victim of C’River conflict
By Emma Una Efoli Bassey, one of the persons who narrowly escaped the Thursday morning communal warfare between the people of Ebijakara and Ebom in Central Cross River state has narrated that he was asleep when the attack started in the wee hours of Thursday “I would have been killed right in my sleep but […]
C’River NLC knocks Ayade over kidnap of chairman
…C’River no longer safe, says NLC threatens to down tool By Ike Uchechukwu The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Cross River State Council have come down heavily on Gov Ben Ayade bemoaning his indifference over the kidnap of its Chairman who has been in captivity for five days running. In a statement signed by the Vice […]
Early morning communal conflict claims many lives in Cross River
By Emma Una – Calabar There are reports of an eruption of early morning communal warfare between the neighbouring communities of Ebom and Usumutong in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River state. An eye witness told Vanguard that the skirmishes started on Thursday at about 5 am in the morning and many lives have […]
Police confirm kidnap of NLC Chairman in Cross River
The Cross River Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of the state Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Ben Ukpepi at his residence in Akpabuyo local government area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Calabar. Ugbo said […]
DPR seals 56 petrol stations in C/River for sharp practices
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Cross River has sealed 56 petrol stations across the state between January till date for sharp practices. Mr Philip Awolu, Operations Controller of DPR in the state, disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar. Awolu said that the stations were sealed […]
Cross River automated cocoa processing factory ready for commissioning
By Emma Una, Calabar Cross River Cocoa Processing Factory located in Ikom is scheduled to begin a test run early next year following ninety-five percent work completion by the contracting firm A A Universal This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Pastor Godsgift Ugbe who undertook an inspection visit to the factory […]
TRCN registration: Teachers rush to beat deadline in Lagos
By Adesina Wahab Thousands of teachers on Thursday besieged the Federal College of Education, Technical, Akoka, Lagos to sit for the qualifying/certification examination organised by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN. The rush is not unconnected with the need to beat the December 31, 2019 deadline given by the Federal Government that unqualified teachers […]
Ayade sends names of 36 commissioner-nominees to Assembly
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has forwarded second list of 36 commissioner nominees to the Cross River House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The list was made available to Newsmen on Wednesday in Calabar by Mr Hope Obeten, Chief Press Secretary to Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Eteng Jonah-Williams. The list […]
Human Rights: CSOs to PDP, prevail on Ayade, Odom to release Jalingo, Itok
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Civil Society Organisation, CSOs, Friday, demanded from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to prevail on the Governors of Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, Prof Ben Ayade and Emmanuel Odom, to unconditionally release a journalist, Mr. Agba Jalingo, and a banker, Mr. Michael Itok respectively. This was contained in a […]
Northern Cross River youth hail Ayade over N1.148trn 2020 budget
Promise support for actualization Youth under the auspices of Northern Cross River Youth Initiative, NOCRYI, Wednesday, hailed the Governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade, for presenting the N1.148 trillion 2020 budget to the State House of Assembly. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, NOCRYI, Comrade Ebriku John […]
Buhari calls for immediate end to violence in Cross River
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the on-going violence in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the conflict has in the past 24 hours led to a yet to be ascertained number of deaths and arson attacks in the area. It was gathered that so far, […]
Gov. Ayade dissolves task force, appoints interim committee
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has approved the dissolution of the state anti-deforestation task-force with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement by Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Calabar. Ayade said that the […]
Cross River govt to partner Russia on nuclear plant, wheat cultivation
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Cross River State Government, Friday, disclosed partnering with the Russian Government on nuclear plant, wheat cultivation, deep seaport, and super highway projects. This was made known by the Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade, during a presentation titled, ‘Nigeria On Evolving Partnership To Promote Investment In Cross River […]
C’River Govt to partner Russia on nuclear plant, wheat cultivation, deep seaport
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Cross River State Government, Friday, disclosed partnering with the Russian Government on nuclear plant, wheat cultivation, deep seaport, and super highway projects. This was made known by the Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade, during a presentation titled, ‘Nigeria On Evolving Partnership To Promote Investment In Cross River […]
Police arrest teacher who threatened to kill pupil after having anal sex with him
The victim is a pupil in the school the suspect teaches, situated along Parliamentary Road, in Calabar Municipality local government area.
