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Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has disclosed that the state has acquired a technology that will identify the whereabouts of kidnappers in any part of the state. In recent times, kidnapping and armed robbery had become rife in parts of the state. Governor Oti said his government has invested substantially to stem the … Read more
Internally Displaced Persons in the Ikot Eyo Edem community of Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State have accused natives of invading their camp. They alleged that they struggle for any palliatives or monetary assistance from governments, groups or international donor agencies, thereby leaving them bare. In a Save our Soul statement addressed to … Read more
In his first 100 days in office, Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State moved to tackle several problems at the same time. This is not surprising given the enormous challenges he was confronted with when he assumed office on May 29. The Governor has implemented urgent measures to restore Cross River to its previous … Read more
The federal government has withdrawn mining licences from two firms billed to mine solid minerals from the restricted Cross River National Parks in Oban, Akamkpa LGA of the state. The firms were reported to have brought in hundreds of foreign nationals, erected camps inside the National Parks, devastated it and constituted security threats to locals. … Read more
The national vice chairman of Natural Rubber Producers, Processors and Marketing Association of Nigeria, NARPPMAN, Mr Usen Umoh, has called on Nigerians, particularly rubber farmers to intensify efforts at replanting their aging plantations as the sub-sector will determine the country’s economic direction in the near future. In an interview with DAILY POST in Calabar, Umoh … Read more
The Cross River State government will soon overhaul the human resource management of the health sector in a bid to better equip health facilities with manpower and boost healthcare service delivery. This was disclosed by Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, the Commissioner for Health, at an orientation workshop on Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) Implementation … Read more
The Cross River State Government has appealed to financial institutions, especially banks, to support health facilities with equipment. The government said such intervention will enable them achieve the Universal Health Coverage mandate. The appeal was made by the new Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, when he received management team from … Read more
Pioneer President of the Carpets Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, CMAN, Otuekong Sunny Jackson Udoh, has called on the Federal Government to do everything possible to bring back the indigenous manufacturing industries killed by what he described as harsh economic policies. In a statement in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, he said such policies made … Read more
There are strong indications that Nigerian and Cameroonian forces yesterday warded off a gang of armed boys said to be the militant wing of Biafra Nation League, BNL, when they attempted to drop explosives into warships near Ikang Abana in the Bakassi Peninsula. It was gathered that the militants targeted to drop explosives on the … Read more
A 1-day old baby abandoned under the rain, Friday morning has died. The sex of the baby was not immediately known and none of the onlookers could say how or when the baby was abandoned. But they claimed the baby must have been left by the roadside under the rain. Residents of Ikot Ishie community … Read more