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Sen. Ndoma-Egba tasks C’River NUJ on members’ welfare

Nigerian News

Sen. Ndoma-Egba tasks C’River NUJ on members’ welfare

Bode September 14, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – A former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba SAN, has challenged the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to put in place welfare scheme for its members. Sen. Ndoma-Egba, made the call when the leadership of the NUJ, Cross River Council, paid a courtesy visit to...

Fire guts Cross River Govt. House

Nigerian News

Fire guts Cross River Govt. House

Bode September 12, 2022

Mrs Olumayowa Olomola, Commanding Officer, Calabar Command of the Federal Fire Service, has confirmed the fire incident that occurred inside the Cross River Government House. Olomola who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the fire started from an electrical spark from a generator...

Nigerian News

World Bank, NEWMAP caution Cross River communities over refuse dump, sand mining

Bode September 8, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The World Bank in collaboration with the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Project (NEWMAP) have warned against the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in drainage and other illegal sand mining in Cross River State. The communities which includes, Atakpa, Ikot Anwantim, Nyangasang, Lemna/ Federal Agriculture, Ikot...

Nigerian News

Blackout in Calabar as fire guts transmission station

Bode September 5, 2022

The Cross River State’s capital, Calabar has been thrown into darkness as one of the transformers servicing the capital city at the 132/33 KV Sub-Station in Tinapa, Adiabo area was gutted by fire. Following the incident, the whole of Atimbo in Calabar Municipality, State Housing Estate and IBB Way...

NDA graduates 129 paratroopers in Kaduna

Security News

NDA graduates 129 paratroopers in Kaduna

Bode August 31, 2022

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna, on Tuesday graduated 129 paratroopers of the Basic Airborne Course 7/2022, among its Cadets of 70th Regular Course. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the paratroopers were the pioneer Jumpers of the newly-established NDA drop zone. The paratroopers were also at...

SPORTS

Mr Football Foundation aimed at immortalizing my father– Chief Orok Oyo Orok (jnr)

Bode August 29, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Mr Football Foundation has been lunched in Calabar, the Cross River State capital through a book lunch, chronicling the life and time of the first Secretary General of the Nigerian Football Association, (NFF) and the first executive committee member of FIFA and CAF....

Nigerian News

Massive protest rocks Cross River over nonpayment of 5 years salaries

Bode August 23, 2022

No fewer than 1,700 civil servants in Cross River on Tuesday took to the street to protest the nonpayment of five years salaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesters, who converged at the State’s secretariat as early as 7:30am, blocked the entrance to the secretariat....

PDP urges Buhari to declare state of emergency on security now

POLITICS

PDP inaugurates 152 coordinators in Cross River

Bode August 18, 2022

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday inaugurated 152 ward coordinators for Cross River Central, ahead of its governorship campaign in October. Mr Paul Ishabor, the Director-General of the PDP’s reclaim Cross River mandate group, performed the ceremony in Calabar. Ishabor urged the wards coordinators to focus on issue-base...

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Nigerian News

Corruption, more infectious than COVID-19, says UNICAL DVC

Bode August 13, 2022

Prof. Angela Oyo-Ita, Deputy Vice Chancellor, (DVC) of the University of Calabar on Saturday said corruption in Nigeria was more infectious than the dreaded and highly infectious COVID-19. Oyo-Ita gave the statement at an anti corruption symposium organised by Students Christian Movement, (SCM) of Nigeria and Priests Peace and...

Nigerian News

Russia-Ukraine war responsible for global food crises – El-kanis and Partners

Bode August 12, 2022

…Pledges to support 7,000 farmers from Cross River, Akwa-Ibom and Eboniyi By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of El-kanis and Partners, Mr Richard Ajah says the ongoing Russia and Ukraine conflict has negatively impacted on many African countries including Nigeria. Mr. Ajah noted...

SPORTS

NFF President, Sec. General, others to storm Calabar in honour of Etubom Orok Oyo

Bode August 12, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – President of The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Pinnick amomg alongside the NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi among other dignitaries will attend a fiesta organized in honour of a former three-term Secretary-General of the football body Etubom Oyo Orok Oyo. The celebration...

Nigerian News

FRSC to clampdown on unregistered motorcycles in Cross River

Bode August 8, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Cross River State Command has said it would soon commence the clampdown of unregistered motorcycles, and tricycles in Cross River State. The State Sector Commander, Mr. Abdulahi Hassan disclosed this on Monday at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press...

Immigration intercepts arms peddlers along Nigeria-Cameroon border

Bode August 7, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar- The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Sunday said its operatives have intercepted and taken into custody three men suspected to be arms peddlers at Mfum, the border community along the Nigeria-Cameroon border. Mfum is a commercial border town in Ikom LGA of Cross River State,...

Nigerian News

Ayade declares Daily Trust workshop on Budget Tracking and Investigating Public Expenditures open

Bode August 4, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Governor Ben Ayade has declared a 3 day workshop on Budget Tracking and Investigating Public Expenditure Agenda open at Channel view Hotel Calabar the Cross River State capital. The governor, who was delighted with the Daily Trust Foundation and MacArthur Foundation go sponsoring the...

Nigerian News

Insecurity: Cross River NUJ partners police in combating crime

Bode July 26, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ) has pledged to sustain continuous partnership with the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in combating crime in the society through objective reportage of police activities as well as public sensitisation on security measures. The NUJ Chairman of Cross River...

POLITICS

C’River 2023: PDP lawmaker calls for unity ahead of election

Bode July 23, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A federal lawmaker representing Calabar Municipality/Odukpani in the House of Representatives, Hon Eta Mbora, has called on The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members to do away with bickerings arising from party primaries and form a united front ahead of 2023. Hon. Mbora stated unequivocally...

Gunmen kidnap varsity student in Calabar

Crime News

Gunmen kidnap varsity student in Calabar

Bode July 20, 2022

The Police command in Cross River has confirmed the abduction of a student of Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, near Calabar. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Calabar. NAN...

POLITICS

2023: Cross River APC begins PVC campaign in 3281 poling units

Bode July 10, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has commenced the door to door political evangelism tagged “Operation Get Your Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC)” across the 3281 polling units in the state. The Cross River State Chairman of APC, Alphonsus Ogar, disclosed during...

POLITICS

C’River 2023: Over 10,000 youths threaten to dump PDP over choice of deputy gov.

Bode June 29, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Over 10,000 youths from Akpabuyu, Calabar South and Bakassi LGAs on Wednesday threatened to dumped The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if the party fail to present a credible deputy governorship candidate. The youths who stormed the PDP Secretariat along Mary Slessor Highway, carried placards...

Crime News

How ex-lawmaker connived with soldiers in kidnapping my twin grandchildren – C’River civil servant

Bode June 28, 2022

By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Director of Information and Public Orientation in Cross River State Civil Service, Mrs. Roseline Irek has narrated how some armed soldiers on Sunday morning allegedly kidnapped her twin grand children in Calabar. Mrs. Irek, who narrated her ordeal in a interview with journalists...