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 […]
Board releases 2019/20 land allocation for cocoa farming in Cross River
The Cross River Government says it has released the 2019/20 Cocoa Land Lease Allocation to beneficiary farmers in the state. The Chairman of State Cocoa Board, Dr. Oscar Ofuka made this known on Monday during a stakeholders and landlord community meeting at Effraya, Etung Local Government Area. He said that the allocation had taken care […]
Board releases 2019/20 land allocation for cocoa farming in Cross River
The Cross River government says it has released the 2019/20 Cocoa Land Lease Allocation to beneficiary farmers in the state.
NMA reaches out to C/River community with medical outreach
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has embarked on a free medical outreach in Nde community at the Bakor Hospital in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River. Chairman of NMA in the state, Dr. Agam Ayuk, told NAN on Thursday at Nde community that the outreach was part of the activities for the celebration of […]
World Food Day: Deplorable roads affect food supply in C’ River —AFAN
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Cross River Chapter, has said that the deplorable condition of roads was responsible for the drop in the food supply in the state. The Chairman of the Association, Mr. Etim Nakanda, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Calabar in […]
C/River youths hail Ayade over PMB’s approval of Bakassi deep sea port project
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Cross River youths under the auspices of Northern Cross River Youth Coalition, NCRYC, on Monday, congratulated Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade over the President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of the Bakassi Deep Sea Port project. The group in a statement signed by Comr Emaluji Sunday Michael thanked the Governor […]
Many feared dead in intra-communal conflict in Cross River
By Emma Una – Calabar Mkpani, the home of Mr Clement Ebri, former governor of Cross River State and current Board of Trustee, BoT, member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is embroiled in a fierce intra-communal conflict with many people reportedly killed. Reports from the area which is about one hundred kilometres from Calabar […]
Gov. Ayade suspends Cross River YESSO Coordinator
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has suspended the state Coordinator of Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO), Mr Balinwo Ofegobi.
Vice president Osinbajo in Kebbi for the 24th edition of MSME Clinics
The 24th edition of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinics will hold on Thursday in Kebbi with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in attendance. Osinbajo on his verified twitter account tweeted on thursday morning: “I will be in Kebbi State today for the MSME Clinic,” “The MSME Clinics assemble Government agencies under one roof to […]
Cross River NUJ appoints Agara as Press Club Grand Patron
By Emma Una CALABAR- CROSS River Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, on Saturday appointed Barrister Chris Agam Agara, a philanthropist and prominent political figure in the state as Grand Patron of its Press Club. Conducing the investiture, Comrade Victor Udu, Chairman of the State Council, said it is in recognition of the […]
Many missing, as 100-passenger vessel capsizes in Cross River
CALABAR—The fate of several passengers in a boat that left Calabar, the Cross River State capital, with over 100 passengers and crew members for Cameroon was yesterday unknown after the boat capsized on the high sea.
