By Efa Sunday The Chairman of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Hon. (Mrs.) Esther Bassey, has presented more than six laudable projects of her administration, as No Sidon Look, a Civil Society Organization paid her a visit. No Sidon Look has since the week commenced Local Government Projects Assessment Tour, as…
By Uchino Amatey As part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic and in line with the global trend, the staff of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CR-SUBEB) Calabar have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the deadly Covid-19 virus. The vaccination exercise held recently at SUBEB, Calabar, after…
The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong, has felicitated with Muslim faithful on the occasion of Eid Mubarak. Ekpenyong in statement made available to The Paradise on Thursday, urged Muslims to use the holy month to pray for peace and show love to one another. According to the…
By Kelvin Obambon The International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) in partnership with the Initiative for People’s Good Health (IPGH), has organized a one-day training workshop for Civil Society Organizations in Cross River on effective ways of providing Youth Friendly Services (YFS). The training which took place on Wednesday at Gomays Plaza in Calabar…
Over 300 refugees from the Republic of Cameroon as well as some members of their host communities in Calabar South local government area have received free medical care courtesy of the Cross River State Government and the Nigerian Red Cross Society. The exercise which was part of the 2021 World Red Cross Day Celebration offered…
By Efa Sunday Bakassi Local Government Chairman, Hon. Iyadim Amboni Iyadim has appealed to both the Federal and State Government to send financial assistance to enable him revamp the completely looted Council during the EndSars. Hon. Iyadim made this passionate appeal on Monday when a team from the No Sidon Look LG Project Assessment Tour…
The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade has ordered the deployment of digital medical drones to hard to reach areas of the state. The drones will supply drugs and other medical essentials to such areas. To this effect, the government is partnering with a drone delivery company, Zipline. Speaking Monday (May 10, 2021)…
A 54-year-old Cameroonian refugee, Samuel Ojong who was part of the over 200 persons sponsored and trained by the Community Refugee Relief Initiative, CRRI, has disclosed that he had no choice but to learn a new trade in a bid to feed his family and pay his bills since getting another job in Nigeria was…
EKURI COMMUNITY C/o The Clan Head, New Ekuri, Akamkpa LGA, Cross River State, Nigeria. Email: ekuriclan@yahoo.com 4th May, 2021. His Excellency, The President of Nigeria, Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Your Excellency Sir, Ongoing Second Superhighway threatens Ekuri Community Forest: A Clarion Call to Halt Road Construction and Logging of Ekuri Forest. Background: We write to…
As the country prepares for the 2021 National Table Tennis Federal, NTTF National Championship in Lagos this May, the Chairman of the Canaan Table Tennis Club Ltd., Calabar, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke has said the club will bring more honour to Cross River State as it has done many years ago. Duke who is certain…