The project monitoring committee in Ikot-Nkebre community in Calabar Municipality has appealed to the World Bank not to abandon their erosion work at the Agro-field and the community road that was destroyed while reclaiming the gully in the community. Speaking to journalists in Calabar, Mr Emmanuel Ewa, Secretary of...
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PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A Federal lawmaker representing Cross River South Senatorial District, Senator Gershom Bassey has called on the Federal Government to urgently see the need of establishing one specialist hospital in each of the six geo-political zones of the country. This according to Senator Bassey would boost...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Barely one year after the death of Lauretta Amaka Ndoma-Egba, the former Senate leader and Chairman Board of Niger Delta Commission (NDDC), Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said all is set to establish an academy in honour of his late wife, who died last year in a...
The Africa Farmers Management Association (AFMA) on Thursday has said that agriculture still remains the most important component of Nigeria’s economy. Prof. Usman Haruna, the President of AFMA stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar. Haruna said that although, petroleum overtook agriculture...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Chapter of the The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN,) has denied any change of leadership in the state. The IPMAN Chairman in the state, Robert Obi disclosed this in Calabar while reacting to media report that there is a...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Cross River State Police Command have arrested a suspected abductors of the Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Sunday Adeniran and the female teacher who were kidnapped on Saturday in Calabar . NATIONAL ACCORD gathered that the Anti Kidnapping and Cultism Squad (AKCS)...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – A former lawmaker, Senator John Owan Enoh on Monday said no fewer than twenty thousand people have so far benefited from his diabetes foundation since inception in 2016. Sen. Owan disclosed this in Calabar during a diabetes street walk to create awareness of the need...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In a collaborative efforts aimed at preventing further proliferation of illicit trafficking and flow of Small Arms and Light Weapon (SALW) in the African Continent, the European Union (EU) and The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) in partnership with the Leadership Initiative for...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ahead of the 2023 Governorship election in Cross River State, Senator Gershom Bassey says he is fully prepared to run for governorship position in the state. Senator Gershom, who represent Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State stated this is Calabar during an interview with...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic party (PDP) Cross River State, Mike Ojisi, has described the invasion of the party Secretariat by the ruling All Progressive Congress APC as tragedy of lawlessness. Mr. Ojisi stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Suspected gunmen in Army uniform have unleashed mayhem on Utanga communities close to the Obudu Cattle Ranch Resort in Obalinku LGA of Cross River State. An eyewitness, a youth leader, Agom Osim said that the gunmen, numbering over 20, were heavily armed with sophisticated weapons...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar- Exactly one year and four months after receiving their appointment letters from The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, members of the Cross River State Selection Committee has expressed disappointment over the non payment of their entitlement months after the beneficiaries has been...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ahead of the 2023 general election, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) pressure group in Cross River State, The Renaissance Movement has called on the leadership of the party to give its ticket to Governor Nyesom Wike of River State. The leader of the group, Gabriel...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman, Cross River State Correspondents Chapel, Mrs Eme Offiong has called on media practitioners as well as employers, and the general public to always speak out for journalist during bad days, insisting that journalism is a service to the society. Mrs. Offiong stated this...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman of Northern Governor’s Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has said only fifteen states governors have so far granted legislative and judicial autonomy in Nigeria. Lalong who doubles as Chairman of Former Speakers of State Houses of Assembly Conference disclosed this...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The spiritual leader of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, (BCS) His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu has cancelled this week pilgrimage to his birth place Biakpan, for the annual 3-day pilgrimage billed to have held from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 November 2021. Biakpan is...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – A federal lawmaker, Senator Gershom Bassey has said he is in total support of power shift to the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State. Senator Bassey explained that for the sake of unity, equity and fairness in the state, the continued rotation of the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Organized labour in Cross River State on Thursday said there is no going back on the ongoing industrial action in the state unless Governor Ben Ayade meets their demands.. According to the organized Labour, the state’s government has agreed on eight items out of seventeen...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 6 Headquarters Calabar, Usman Sule Gomna has hosted the Participants of Course 92/2021 Department of Maritime Warfare, Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, on a study tour to Zone 6, Calabar. The AIG who spoke in a scholarly...