PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The member representing Etung and Obubra Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Mike Etaba, has empowered the people of his constituency with 150 Motor-Bikes, 31 Mini-buses, two Siena buses, sewing machines, fertilisers and mechanised farming equipment. Hon. Etaba said on Monday that...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has begun moves to make its examinations compulsory in schools across the 36 states of the federation. The council, in a statement by its Head of Information and Public Relations Division, Mr Azeez Sani, said it has secured the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Daniel Edem Bassey, A Bamboo dealer near the Calabar River has lost property worth thousand of naira including physical cash of three hundred and fifty thousand naira as fire razed down his home at Edet Ansa street Bayside Calabar, Cross River State. According to the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar -: Cross River State Commissioner for Rural Transformation Okokon Effiom has instituted the “Madam Beatrice Akinsheye Ayade Foundation for Best Journalists in the state. The award which is exclusively made for Correspondent Chapel members will commence on January 2022. In an interactive session with the Executive...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Former President of DR Congo, Dr Joseph Kabila and that of Mozambique, Joaquin Alberto Chissano are expected in Calabar next week, where they are billed as keynote speakers at the 3rd Leader Olumba Olumba Obu public lecture on global peace and unity. Other dignitaries includes...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – THE Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, has disclosed that a total of 1147 communities across the country will benefit from special intervention projects under the School Base Management Committee (SBMC). He made this disclosure during the National flag...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Linda Ayade, Wife of Governor Ben Ayade on Monday said the state government is targeting no less than nine hundred children across the 18 local government Area’s for the second phase of vaccination against Poliomyelitis. The First Lady said this in Calabar during the official...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Chidi Onyemaizu a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade on Print Media has alleged that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the fibre to talk about anarchy in Cross River State. Mr. Onyemaizu, stated this on Sunday while reacting to the party’s press release...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Against the backdrop of poor funding and logistics, the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Calabar has appealed to public-spirited groups and individuals to support the feeding of long-staying patients. Managing Director of the hospital, Dr Joseph Edet made the appeal when Cross River State Bishops’ Forum of...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Niger Delta Activists Forum (NDAF) has decried the continued delay in funding the Calabar-Itu -Ikot Ekpene road . The Forum said exactly two years ago “our people, protest over the deplorable state of the road and contracts awarded, to Julius Berger and Sermatech Nig. Ltd,...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River state Governor, Ben Ayade has lamented over the death of the Second Republic Senate President, Dr Joseph Wayas, describing his death as a monumental loss to Cross River State in particular and Nigeria as a whole. Dr Wayas died in the early hours...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The management of The University of Calabar has launched a one-stop Adolescent and Youth Friendly Centre for the benefit of students and staff of the institution. The two storey building, which has an indoor sports facility, digital hub and a section for HIV/AIDs services, was...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A Federal lawmaker, Senator Gershom Bassey representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District has said that Nigeria is now the 2nd highest on unemployment index globally. Senator Bassey said this in a statement issued to newsmen in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. According to the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Chief Chris Agara has expressed his readiness to finance an aggressive membership registration of the party as well as INEC registration in the state. Chief Agara who was speaking when the recently elected...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has commiserated with the President of Coscharis Group, Cosmas Maduka over the death of his wife, Charity Maduka. In a condolence message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, Ayade said he received Mrs...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Gershom Bassey the Senate Committee Chairman on Federal Emergency Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), on Monday said the Federal Government needs over N400b for the Rehabilitation of all Federal roads in Nigeria. Senator Bassey, who disclosed this in a statement in Calabar, said, “we are oversighting...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has declared the 44th Nigerian Orthopedic Conference in Calabar the State capital. Declaring the event open during the weekend at Monty Suite Hotel with the Theme; ‘Burden Of Geriatric Ayade charged the Association to come together and think...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Following the deplorable state of Federal roads in Cross River State, a House of Representatives member for Calabar Municipality/ Odukpani Federal Constituency, Rt Hon Ntufam Eta Mbora, has expressed dismay over the poor handling of road contract in his constituency. Rep. Mbora, who spoke with...
The Independent Investigation Panel investigating human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the police have adjourned for the adoption of written addresses by both the prosecution and defence. This move came up on Tuesday after the police counsel, Mr Fidelis Ogbobe, told...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Mr Emmanuel Esezobor, The Acting Managing Director of First Royal Micro Finance Bank (FRMFB) Calabar, a subsidiary of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star has disclosed that the bank is ready to raise equity of N500m before the first quarter of 2022. Speaking in...