The Federal Government has proposed salary cuts for workers as a way of reducing the high cost of governance in the country. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, said the FG was working to reduce the high cost of governance by doing away with unnecessary expenditures. Disclosing this at the policy dialogue on corruption and…
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2021 Press Freedom Day, governments at all levels have been urged to remain committed to Press freedom at all times. This is contained in a statement by the Cross River State Chairman of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Comrade Umo Bassey Edet…
You might be of the opinion that the role of an aunt is to love and guide her niece by being a confidant to her niece especially with things she’s unable to share with her mother. However, for the Banyakole tribe of Uganda, the duty of an aunt goes way beyond merely giving advice. The…
By Frank Ulom Half a million naira (N500,000) has been shared among the winners of the maiden edition of “Sharing Our Story”, a Photography and Videography competition organised by the Cross River State Government in conjunction with EddyLiz Studio. The finale which held on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Transcorp Hotels, Calabar, saw 8 Finalists;…
…Protests Award On Ayade By Our Reporters Human rights activist, Chidi Odinkalu, has said he declined an interview with a national daily in Nigeria following the paper’s decision to award a sitting Governor who allegedly orchestrated the arrest and incarceration of journalist, Agba Jalingo. Odinkalu, who is currently the senior team manager for the Africa…
By Frankie Ulom The family of Governor Ben Ayade’s late Special Assistant on Waste Management, Prince Otu Duke, has asserted that the Governor has shunned them. PARADISE NEWS learnt that the Cross River State Governor has not showed any concern since his Aide died on the 3rd of April, 2020, through an alleged medical neglect…