Cross River

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has described the concession of the ultra-modern Cocoa Processing Plant, Ikom to AA Universal Agro Industries Ltd, as ‘part of the deliberate effort’ of his administration to recalibrate the economy…

A former Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, and the lawmaker representing Niger East, Sen. Sani Musa, are favoured by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to emerge as the national chairman of the APC. A top source…

A pro-Biafra group, the Biafra Nations League (BNL), has ordered the closure of borders between Nigeria and Southern Cameroon, in solidarity with the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has summoned six Chief Judges in the country over the conflicting court orders emanating from their states in the last one month. Justice Mohammed, who is the Chairman…

The Cross River Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar has affirmed the victory of Ben Ayade of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Gov. Ayade described the tribunal judgement as a mere reaffirmation of his…

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over a block of flats belonging to the former governor of Cross River, Donald Duke, in Ikoyi, Lagos State. A Federal High Court, in Lagos, had ordered AMCON and the United…

Workers in Cross River have protested the payment of May salary on the first day of the month by Gov. Ben Ayade. Ayade has consistently paid the May salary on the first day of the month in the last three years of his tenure. But…

 The Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River, on Tuesday, said it would introduce a policy of random drug test for all students of the institution. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Ani Nkang, stated this in a…

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Maj.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, has laid the foundation for an ultra-modern lecture hall in the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Obubura, Cross River. Kazaure, who was…

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has called on other candidates who contested the 2019 governorship election in the state to align with his administration for the progress of the state. Ayade who made the call on Thursday in Calabar after a…