Tag: Cross River
Genital mutilation: Practice condemned in Cross River
Stakeholders in Cross River, on Tuesday, condemned the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in some parts of the state.
Flooding: Cross River records 15 deaths in 2 months
Fifteen people have lost their lives in severe flooding in 21 communities in Cross River in July and August this…
Cross River communities warned against destroying PHCs
Dr Betta Edu, Director-General, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency, has warned communities in the state to stop destroying Primary…
State solicits FG’s support for Sports Festival
Cross River Government on Sunday appealed to the Federal Government to assist it funds to enable it to host the…
Minister calls for peace among warring communities in Cross River
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has restated the need for peace for the nation’s development.
Conflict: Osibanjo orders security reinforcement in Cross River
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday ordered security agencies to take urgent steps to avert further breakdown of law and…
Osibanjo orders security reinforcement after Cross River communal violence
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has condemned the wanton loss of lives and property as a result of the…
APC has no factions C’River – Chairman
National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Hillard Eta, says there is no faction in the…
4 primary school head teachers suspended for fraud
The Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Cross River has demoted and suspended four primary school head teachers for three…
Communities support Gov’s super highway project
Some communities in Cross River, where the proposed 260km super highway project of Gov. Ben Ayade passes through, have pledged…
Border Communities in C’River Appeal For Electricity Supply
Residents of some communities in Cross River bordering Cameroon, have appealed to the State Government to restore electricity to the…
DSS arrest 5 kidnappers in Cross River
Mr Fubara Duke, State Director, Department of State Service (DSS), Cross River Command, said the service had recently arrested five…
4 feared dead, houses burnt in renewed A’Ibom, Cross River boundary crisis
Four persons were feared dead and scores of persons injured in the renewed boundary crisis between Oku Iboku community in…
Cross River first lady partners with fashion designers
Mrs Linda Ayade, wife of Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, has offered to provide a platform for fashion designers…
Lawmaker condemns renewed communal clash in C/River
Sen. John Owan-Enoh, representing Cross River Central Senatorial District, has condemned the renewed hostility between Ediba and Usumotong communities in…
C’River teachers commend SUBEB over salary payment
Primary school teachers in Cross River have commended the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for taking over the payment…
NSCDC arrests 20 transformer vandals in Cross River
The Cross River Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday said it had arrested 20…
Obong of Calabar assures corps members of safety
The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence, Ekpo Abasi-Otu V, has assured National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in Cross…
Cross River set to float airline
Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade on Monday said that the state government is to float an airline, to be…
Cross River unveils 3 new tourism sites
The Cross River Government, organisers of the annual Leboku International Cultural Festival, says it will unveil three new tourism sites…
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Identity of kidnappers still unknown – Australian Prime Minister
The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the identity of kidnappers who abducted his countrymen in Akpabuyo, Cross River State…
Navy in C/River offers free medical services
The Nigerian Navy has offered free medical treatment to no fewer than 500 residents of Ugep community in Yakurr Local…
I developed tourism to rescue Cross River from financial crunch – Duke
Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke has disclosed that he developed culture and tourism in order to rescue…
Gov Ayade of Cross River AWOL since January
Professor Ben Ayade has abandoned his duty post as governor of Cross River State since the end of January, without…
Britain to partner Cross River on Arts
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, on Sunday said his home government would partner Cross River University of…
Two traffickers arrested with 29 victims in C/River
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Cross River Command, said on Tuesday in Calabar that two suspected human traffickers with 29…
Why Asuquo Ekpenyong, Cross River finance commissioner, 30, turn heads
He is young, he is brilliant and he is proactive, those are some of the reasons why Asuquo Ekpenyong turn…
Samsung Nigeria named Best Company in Youth Focused CSR
Samsung Nigeria was named the Best Company in Youth Focused CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) at the recently concluded (SERAS) Nigeria…
NYSC appeals to Gov. Ayade for donation of ambulance
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Cross River has appealed to Governor Ben Ayade to donate an ambulance bus…
Demand for plastic chairs increases in Calabar
As the annual Calabar Carnival approaches, the demand for plastic chairs and tables has increased in the Cross River capital,…