His Excellency, Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River State will tomorrow, Friday, November 27, 2015, swear in members of his Executive Council, according to a press release by Christian Ita, Special Assistant Media and Chief Press Secretary to the governor. The occasion will take place at the Executive Council Chambers at 10 a.m and the…
Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade returned to work in the state after being away for several weeks, www.calitown.com sources within government circles say. However, the governor it appears will be confronted with a few teething issues that have been brewing in his absence. First, the governor will have to contend with members of the…
The British Council says it will soon commence training and capacity building for 50 indigenes of Cross River State in the arts, culture and tourism sectors as well as support the trainees in the development of indigenous cultural products for a ready market. Ojoma Ochai, Director of Arts at the Council, made this disclosure when…
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By Eval Asikong Normally, when the economy suffers recession, substantial fiscal adjustment or fiscal consolidation policies are expected to be triggered which are likely to raise inequality through various channels including their effects on unemployment. See Jaejoon Woo et al, (September, 2013). The distributional consequences of these fiscal consolidation policies are very harsh, mostly in…
In politics it is often said that perception is reality. In street wisdom similarly it is said that there is no smoke without fire. The last six months of Gov Ayade’s daring steps in effecting what in his mind must be revolutionary changes in approach to governance has left many a citizen in my view…
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From a shortlist of ten movies in the Short Films Category, the movie, “Awaiting Lazarus”, directed by Cross River State native, Orok Otu Duke Jnr, has won the Best Film and Best Actor (Foreign) at the 2015 Eko International Film Festival, held at the Siverbirds Cinema, Victoria Island, Lagos, November 21, 2015. Described in film…
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