The Federal government has approved about #2 billion for the provision of palliative measures along Calabar/Itu Federal highway under the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC). This amount is for the fixing of some bad portions on the Calabar-Itu Federal Highway. This was disclosed by Mrs Ibim Semenitari, acting managing director, NDDC, while on inspection of some […]
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By: VITALIS UGOH, Calabar: The Cross River State Basic Education Board, (SUBEB) has earmarked N7.5 billion for projects under the 2012-2015 Universal Basic Education Commission, (UBEC) Matching Grant. As a result it has invited reputable contractors with good track records of performance and experience to tender for the jobs. This was disclosed by the Executive […]
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By Vitalis Ugoh, Calabar: A former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River , Mr. Odey Ochicha, has warned Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State against intimidation and harassment of members of the party in the state. A statement issued in Calabar by his media aide, Mr. Inyali Peter, the […]
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A Russian firm, Safinet Group, has expressed its desire to establish a 7,000 litres per day capacity refinery in Calabar with a provision to increase production to between 60,000 to 65, 000 litres a day. Chairman of Safinet, Mr. Arsen Mudonov, disclosed this during a meeting with the Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, […]
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By: Vitalis Ugoh: Cross River Police Command has paraded 15 suspected persons involved in various form of crimes in the state. They were alleged to have been involved in child trafficking, armed robbery, robbery,murder and car snatching. Speaking to newsmen after parading the suspects, the Cross River Commissioner of Police, Jiomh Omeiza Ozi-Obeh, reassured members […]
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Vitalis Ugoh, Calabar: Following the mounting insecurity in Cross River over the past six months , the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a joint statement has advised the state governor Senator Ben Ayade to resign honourably to avoid being disgraced out of office. Ayade has failed to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people […]
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Armed militias have taken control of two local government areas in Cross River State and displaced virtually every civil authority in the area, Thisday gathered. The militia, generally believed to be members of Bakassi Strike Force, had been operating in the area for some time. But they recently seized control of Bakassi and Akpabuyo local […]
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Vitalis Ugoh, Calabar: Just as the state governor Senator Ben Ayade was busy vowing to flush armed robbers and kidnappers out of the state, armed robbers were busy today afternoon(8/7/2016) carrying out their operation along Mayne Avenue and Marian Road branches of First Bank respectively. An eyewitness account said the robbers in their numbers took […]
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