By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Traditional Rulers of Mbume Blocks of Clans, in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State have kicked against ejection of allottees of cocoa plots by immediate past administration. The monarchs urged Governor Bassey Otu, not to eject cocoa farms allottees with genuine...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Some residents in Cross River State have commended Governor Bassey Otu for constructing concrete pavement roads in some parts of Càlabar Municipality and Càlabar South. The State Commissioner for Information, Erasmus Ekpang told newsmen on Friday in Calabar during a facility tour of...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has called for closer diplomatic ties between Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. The Governor made the call when he played host to the Consuls General of both countries in Calabar on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Speaking when...
The European Union (EU) has invested 1.5 million euros for the preservation of Cross River’s wildlife, an official has said. EU’s Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ms Samuela Isopi, said this during a meeting with Gov. Bassey Otu at the Government...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River Governor, Bassey Otu, has assured the Nigerian Legion and the Armed Forces that his administration would go beyond the lip service ritual held every January 15 in remembrance of the nation’s fallen heroes by translating their desires to concrete action. The...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Cross River State, Prof. Sandy Onor, has called on genuine lovers of the state to support Governor Bassey Otu led administration to enable him to succeed in moving the state forward. Onor made the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Federal Government has said that it will lift over fifty million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030. It also it would build low cost houses for refugees in Ogoja and Obanliku LGAs of Cross River State for refugees and Internally Displaced Persons...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – History was made in the Ogoja Local Government Area, as Senator Prince Bassey Otu’s administration kicked off Carnival activities in the Northern Senatorial District in Cross River State. The Ogoja carnival, adorned with colorful ambiance, featured five competing bands from the Northern...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has approved 14 days Christmas holiday for all civil servants in the state effective from December 20. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen in Calabar on...
The Cross River Traditional Council says the selection of the Obong is its exclusive responsibility and legitimacy recognized by the Constitution of the Obong’s Palace and affirmed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. This is contained in a statement jointly signed and issued by the Chairman, Etubom Essien...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River Governor, Bassey Otu has assured Cross Riverians of his administration’s commitment towards the revitalisation of sports in the state. The governor gave the assurance at the U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, after leading members of the State Executive Council to...
The capital city of Cross River, Calabar, is wearing a new look ahead of the commencement of the 2023 edition of the Annual Calabar Carnival scheduled to begin on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in a bid to ensure seamless movement, the state government...
Cross River State-owned airline, Cally Air, managed by Aero, has resumed flight operations at Margaret Ekpo International Airport, to address the increasing air traffic to Calabar. Receiving the Boeing 737 – 5N BYR Plane, Tuesday at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, the State Governor, Sen Bassey Otu commended...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has assured that his administration will consolidate on the gains of his predecessors to make the state a cynosure of infrastructural development and economic prosperity. Governor Otu made the assertion, weekend, while speaking at a thanksgiving...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has offered global investors willing to invest in the state of a tax haven. Otu made the commitment when he hosted top global CEOs in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, at a breakfast meeting aimed at enhancing the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Government on Tuesday commenced the distribution of palliatives to the vulnerable and disability people across the 18 local government Areas of the State. Flagging off the programm, the state Governor Bassey Otu explained that the exercise has no political...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In order to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal, a charity organization; Florence Agogo Foundation has awarded bursary to over fifty (50) indigent students across the eighteen (18) Local Government Area of Cross River State.s Speaking at a dinner night and the scholarship...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has charged info tech investors from the United States to take advantage of the large pool of young and active population to establish ICT hubs in the state. Governor Otu made the call when he received...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar- Ahead of the 2023 National Youth Games in Asaba Delta State, the Cross River State Government has sent 150 athletes to participate in eight different games Including football, cycling and cricket. Cross River State Commissioner for sports, Agnes Atsu while speaking to newsmen ahead of...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has called for more funding of tertiary institutions in the state by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The governor made the call in Calabar, Wednesday, when the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee to Investigate Alleged...