By Obeten Effiom The coronation of His Royal Majesty, Obol Ofem Ubana Eteng as the 16th Obol Lopon of Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area, Cross River State, will take place on Friday, June 26, 2015, at the Ugep Royal palace, palace sources have informed www.calitown.com The event is expected to attract dignitaries from within and…
A communique issued by the state wing of the Nigeria Institution of Surveyors, NIS, is urging the Cross River State government to update its orthophoto map . The communiqué made available to newsmen after the regional meeting of Eastern Surveyors Forum, ESF held at Pyramid hotel Calabar, further notes that government should partner with the…
With her civil service clock winding down in less than six weeks, www.calitown.com sources say Cross River State Head of Service, Mary-Theresa Ikwen, may have put herself in harm’s way with the manner in which she pushed through with the recent re-deployments in the CRS Civil Service and the seeming fact that she may have…
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In this article, Wilfred O. Usani chronicles the achievements of the Imoke administration in eight years. With the successful transition of the Senator Liyel Imoke led administration in Cross River State to the new administration led by Senator (Prof.) Ben Ayade, it is usually appropriate to take stock of where we are as a people,…
I probably refused to be blown away by the poise and carriage of Cross River’s NEW First Lady at her husband’s inauguration because to do sowould be eyeing another man’s thing “three much”. But while Linda Ayade stands commended for being the true love of Ayade’s life, as he said in his inaugural speech as governor, I believe…
By Bullem Obi Perhaps unknown to many Cross Riverians, had state governor, Ben Ayade not employed tact in the selection process that threw up Tina Agbor as the Secretary to the State Government, chances are that the Boki born lawyer would never have been selected to take up the position, as the selection of a Secretary to the…