Yakurr Local Government has emerged first place winner of the 2024 Cross River State Cultural Carnival, beating 17 local government areas to the top prize. In the cultural festival held on Thursday, December 26, 2024, Yakurr pushed Calabar South and Odukpani LGAs to second and third positions, respectively, showcasing a remarkable appearance and performance marked…
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Solar powered boreholes coming The trio of Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, Senator, Cross River North Senatorial District, Peter Akpanke and Godwin Offiono representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency and Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, respectively, have distributed N54M million naira and six thousand bags of 50kg rice to their constituents for the Christmas celebration. Jarigbe who pronounced the gifts when…
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One Victor Udo Eyop, who claims to be a pastor, has been apprehended by the police in Calabar, Cross River State, for allegedly trying to traffick three unsuspecting females to Libya by road through Katsina State. Similarly, another individual, Idongesit Akpan and his wife Angela, are currently in Police custody for allegedly stealing and trafficking…
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In a move geared towards to improving the tourism industry in Cross River State, state governor, Bassey Edet Otu, through the CRS Tourism Bureau, has awarded a one million naira grant to 20 hotel facilities in the three senatorial districts of the state. The event, which held on Thursday in Calabar with the theme: “Empowering…
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As a leader, your words must bear resonance, or your actions mirror your words in order to be seen as walking your talk. When the echoes of “People First” governor of Senator Bassey Edet Otu began wafting through the political firmament over a year ago, it was not a promise or an assurance that there…
The Cross River State Government has responded to the World Health Organization, WHO, rating of her breastfeeding rate as poor by declaring an immediate extension of maternity leave for nursing mothers in her employ, from three to six months with full financial benefits. Government, in a circular: GO/HOS/4/VOL.III/217, dated December 16, 2024, signed by Innocent…
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