Joint National Association of Persons Living with Disabilities (JONAPWD), has organised a one-day training programme for People Living With Disabilities (PLWDS), on how to acquaint with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC e-voting plan and other Information Communication Technology (ICT) appliances in Awka, Anambra state capital, on Friday. THE PARADISE NEWS learnt that the participants…
By Kelvin Obambon Former governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke, has called on electorates in Cross River Southern Senatorial District to mobilize and vote out any member of the National Assembly who refuses to present his or her scorecard to the people. Duke who made the call at a stakeholders meeting convened by…
By Prince MacDonald Enwere As a Pentecostal, I hardly jump into discussions that are at the circumference of the Catholic Church or meddle into Ecclesiastical matters. Ecclesiastical issues follow divine directions. In the Catholic denomination, decisions are usually in conformity with doctrinal principles and the liturgical dogma of Catholicism. The recent melodrama between the Presidency,…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has congratulated the Technical Assistant to the Vice President on New Media, Hon. Philip Obin on his appointment into the Media Sub-committee for the planning of the proposed Progressive Youth Conference. The Party in a Goodwill Message signed by the State…
The University of Cross River (UNICROSS) has emerged victorious at the just concluded Science and Technology Innovation Challenge (STIC) funded by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The Team DC Stove representing UNICROSS emerged victorious from the 6 out of 521 Teams from Nigerian Universities represented at the competition. By this victory, the…
By Rotimi Onadipe With the prevalence of cashless transactions in today’s digital age, there is no doubt that we are presently in an epidemic of electronics fraud. We must be informed that most Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and Point of Sale (POS) terminals are vulnerable to hacking because most transactions are now done electronically. This…
By Kelvin Obambon As permutations for 2023 politics are being considered, stakeholders in Cross River Southern Senatorial Zone are advocating the interest and advancement of the zone. The stakeholders who came together under the Cross River Southern Senatorial Zone Stakeholders Forum, say that rotation of the governorship position has been a convention in the state,…
As part of its averred commitments to initiate life touching projects, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC last Thursday commissioned a 3.2km road in Delta State. The Ijaw National leader and Chairman of Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, who performed the commissioning however applauded the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for embarking on…
The Cross River State Government has announced the extension of the Covid-19 Vaccination exercise which was earlier scheduled for 19th through 28th March 2021 until the 11th of May 2021. Cross Riverians are hereby informed of the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination exercise across the 18 local government areas of Cross River State which is aimed at…
Mr Gabe Onah, Chairman of Cross River State Carnival Commission has been recalled from suspension barely one month after being suspended. Onah was recalled by Governor Ben Ayade on Thursday, May 6, 2021, after being suspended on April 5, 2021. Although the reason for his suspension is still not known but a statement signed by…