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…
By Eneji Simon Ushie The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong has assured Cross Riverians of quality and improved healthcare services as enrollees of the State Health Insurance Scheme will soon begin to enjoy access to health services across the state. The DG was speaking at the Conference…
Public (Government-owned) Schools were seen as the last bus stop for middle and low-class citizens in Nigeria and that was further made inexpensive in Cross River State and copied by other states across Nigeria. However, today, the case is different as even some of the rich are finding it difficult to pay their children school…
The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong has disclosed that the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade is commited towards achieving an Open Defecation Free State in the nearest possible future through the provision of basic infrastructure across the state. The DG made the disclosure at the conference hall…
The Cross River State Government in collaboration with the Apostolic Church of Nigeria, have commissioned a newly built Primary Healthcare Centre in Essien Street, Calabar South Local Government Area to meet the health needs of the people. Performing the exercise, the Director General of the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong…
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…
By Archibong Efefiom Tragedy struck this evening (Sunday, May 2, 2021) in Diamond Hill, Calabar, Cross River State, when one miss Nsebong, a young girl of 13 allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself beside her house. This occurred after she made countless trips to the scene just to make sure nobody was around to notice…
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;…
By Frank Ulom The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Banku Obi has made 9 vital appointments to begin with. The appointments include; 1. Dr. Brenda Akpan of the Department of Theatre, Film and Carnival Studies – Director, Centre for Gender Development. 2. Prof. Anthonia Inaja – Director, Institute of Education….
By Daniel Agbor Respite has continued to elude the workers at the Obudu Mountain Resort after several years of their redeployment as arrears of their salaries and leave grant now looks at the skewed legal quotation of “justice delayed, is justice denied”. While they may not have been the reason for the sudden low patronage…