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In a bid to combat the dreadful pandemic, coronavirus as codenamed Covid-19. Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holding PLC, earlier today donated over 1,000 reagent and test kits to the Cross River State Government. Receiving the items, Hon. Asuquo Ekpenyong who double as Cross River State Commissioner For Finance and SecretaryContinue reading “Covid-19: C’river State Commissioner For Finance Seek Corporate Organizations Support.”

The High Court Of Cross River State sitting at Moore road before Justice Elias Abua this morning Struck off a suit filed by aggrieved PDP members loyal to what is popularly known as “Governor’s list” however made no order as to cost. In the circumstance suit no: HC/115/2020 accordingly struck off from the cause list.Continue reading “Just Happened: Calabar High Court Struck Off Suit Filed Against PDP Ward Exco List by Aggrieved PDP Members.”

In line with His Excellency Sen. Prof. Ben Ayade’s directives on illegal taxes and levies in Cross River State. The Executive Chairman of Yala Local Government Area, Barr. Fabian Ogbeche has constituted a Taskforce on Illegal Revenue checkpoints in Yala. The well constituted team was charged to leave no stone unturned in implementing Governor BenContinue reading “YALA COUNCIL CHAIRMAN DECLARES ZERO TOLERANCE ON ILLEGAL TAXES & LEVIES.”

By David Peter Cross River State acting Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Odey Eneji has endorsed the prosecution of illicit tax operator’s in the State. Consequent upon his approval of a Mobile Court, the acting CJ, Justice Maurice Eneji find it worthy of the agency’s appeal to prosecute illicit tax collector’s who are stunting the growthContinue reading “CRS Anti-Tax Agency Beam Searchlight on Illicit Tax Operator’s As Magistrate Court Rubber-Stamp To Persecute Defaulters.”

In furtherance of entrepreneurial development in the state and inter agency and departmental collaborative meeting held by the Director General Migration Control Services Agency, Prince Michael Nku Abuo, JP, the Special Adviser Enterprise Development Funding, Rt Hon Mrs Majorie Asuquo and Special Adviser Community Enterprise Development, Mrs Ajibike Agba on Monday, 29th June, 2020 toContinue reading “200 Cross Riverians (Women/Youths) to be Trained in Entrepreneurial Development.”

The Cross River State Government on Monday disclosed that His Excellency Sen Prof Ben Ayade has invited the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) to accredit the Lawrence Henshaw Memorial Infectious Disease Hospital in Calabar to consolidate the State effort in management of the Corona virus pandemic andContinue reading “C’ River State Govt Invites FMOH, NCDC as Stanbic IBTC Donates 1056 PCR Test Kits.”

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The Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria, (OMPAN), Cross River State chapter noted with profound reservations the unconscionable barbarity of the Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross River on Forestry Security, Thomas Obi Tawo, popularly called “General Iron” who reportedly burnt Nigerians in Boki LGA recently (with some allegedly dead) for suspectedly being witchesContinue reading “OMPAN Calls on CRS Govt to Prosecute “General Iron”, Reinvigorate Fight Against COVID-19 Lockout.”

Representative of Taiwan in Nigeria, H. E. Vincent Yang, on Sunday presented a consignment of medical supplies donated to the government of Cross River State to assist in the current efforts by the Governor Ben Ayade administration to ward-off the COVID-19 pandemic in the State. The donation was received by the State’s Commissioner for FinanceContinue reading “Taiwan donates Medical Equipment & PPE to Cross River State.”

Furtherance to his his Excellency, Prof Sen. Ayade Benedict ‘s intervention to end the lingering crises between the Kutia and Ukworutung communities, his excellency have now informed the two communities of take-over of disputed land and his desire to site the Mopol 75 Squadron barracks in the affected area In a meeting yesterday with theContinue reading “CRSG TAKES OVER DISPUTED KUTIA-UKWOROTUNG LANDS, TO CREATE A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN DISPUTE COMMUNITIES.”

The Chairman of Etung Local Government Council Comrade John Etuk Nkom has called on Etung council staff to take their jobs seriously and desist from truancy, laziness and absconding from duty as there are detrimental to growth.The chairman who made the call in a meeting with council staff at the council hall Effraya emphasized thatContinue reading “No Tolerance for Truancy, Laziness & Absconding from Duty, Etuk Council Chair Admonishes Staff.”

Following the unspeakable horror witnessed by Ntamante community of Ekpashi Ward in Boki LGA in the morning of 25th day of June, 2020, where a 23 year old Michael Oyong popularly known as Bobos was found slaughtered and dumped dead in a bush around the community by unknown killers. In a prompt reaction and interventionContinue reading “In Boki: EKPASHI WARD COUNCILOR, HON. THERESA OMANG CHARGED FOR INVESTIGATION & JUSTICE FOR THE BRUTAL KILLING OF BOBOS-Michael Oyong.”

INTRODUCTION & HISTORY The visible fear, anxiety and controversy that has continued to trail the ceding of Bakassi to the Republic of Camaroun by the Nigerian Government seems not to settle down. As years goes by, the issue like a sore finger sticks out for attention. During the civil war, General Gowon then Head ofContinue reading “Inside History: THE POLITICAL TRAGEDY OF THE CEDING OF BAKASSI PENISULAR:A NON INDIGENOUS VOICE FOR THE DISPLACED AND ALIENATED PEOPLE OF BAKASSI.”

In a bid to unveil business potentials in Cross River State, the Distinguished Commissioner for Commerce, Pst. Mrs. RoseMary Archibong, took a trip to Isomac Global Ltd at Ekorinim, Calabar where palm kernel shells are collected for export. The Commissioner received commitment from the CEO, Ejimadu Onyema to equipped Cross Riverians who’re keen interested toContinue reading “CRS Commerce Commissioner to Unveil More Businesses in the State.”

Governor Ben Ayade’s bid to industrialize the state, and create job opportunities for Cross Riverians, has received a massive boost as the state government takes delivery of Multi-million naira worth of Pharmaceutical Equiptment. The newly acquired Pharmaceutical Equipment at the Calabar Pharmactical Factory, will see Cross River state, commence manufacturing of Drugs, tablets, creams, ointments,Continue reading “Cross River State Government takes delivery of Multimillion naira Pharmaceutical Equipment to begin Production Soon.”

Tributes poured in thursday for former Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, who passed on earlier in the day at the age of 70.Until his death, he was the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and picked as the party’s acting national chairman in the wake of the Court of Appeal’s ratificationContinue reading “President, Governors, Tinubu, PDP Mourn Ajimobi.”

President Muhammadu Buhari’s master stroke, by agreeing to the convocation of a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which he rallied other party leaders to attend, yesterday arrested the drift of the ruling party into an abyss.The meeting, which held at the State House, Abuja, despite opposition fromContinue reading “In a Deft Move, Buhari Pulls APC from the Brink.”

The governorship contest in Edo State in September will be a battle of two familiar combatants: the incumbent governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the man he defeated in 2016, Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu. However, this time, the duo will be swapping platforms as Obaseki thursday picked the ticket of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), aContinue reading “With Obaseki’s Victory in PDP Primary, Stage Set for Rematch with Ize-Iyamu.”

The government of Ghana has assured Nigeria that it will ensure that the demolished Nigerian High Commission building in Accra, is restored to its original state, as soon as possible.Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Botchwey (MP), in a statement yesterday following the incident, which has sparked off a diplomatic row betweenContinue reading “Ghana Undertakes to Rebuild Nigeria’s Diplomatic Building.”