While the John Ushie-led Cross River State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress is calling for an all-inclusive strike action in the state, after one that has obstructed the workings of government in the state, it appears that cracks within labour look set to pull the plug off the latest directive billed to commence on…
Organized labour in Cross River State which has in the last couple of days engineered a crippling strike action in the state has revealed that plans have been concluded to, from Wednesday next week, July 5, 2017, commence a total strike action to push the Cross River State government into paying a backlog of salaries…
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Confirmed reports out of Ugep, the Yakurr Local Council headquarters, reveal that one person has been confirmed dead while the personal house of the Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana Eteng, was destroyed by a mob protesting the suspected cult related killing of the deceased. The palace of the local monarch was also attacked…
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Canaan Table Tennis Club of Calabar, representing Nigeria’s female set of table tennis players to the Africa Table Tennis Clubs’ Championships in Agadir, Morocco, are in the semi-finals of the tourney after they beat the home team and ACB Table Tennis club of Algeria, to advance. The team made up of Offiong Edem, Cecilia Otu…
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As civil servants in Cross River State led by the Labour unions and the state government continue to take extreme positions in the on-going Labour dispute that has all but visibly crippled government activities in the state, former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Venatius Ikem, has taken a swipe at Labour…
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NOTE: This letter is published unedited and it is written by EMMANUEL OKO Mr. Commissioner Sir, On a few occasions prior to your becoming a commissioner and during your screening exercise on the floor of Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA, I had the rare privilege of joining your numerous well-wishers in extending…