“…all projects at the Local Government levels will be completed before the expiration of Governor Ben Ayade’s Administration” – Ivara Esu The Deputy Government of Cross River State, Prof. Ivara Esu has adjudged Calabar South as the cleanest Local Government Area in the State. Esu scored Calabar South Council 100% for maintaining a clean and…
By Frank Ulom The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, University of Cross River, UNICROSS (formerly CRUTECH) Wednesday, April 19, 2023, staged a peaceful protest demanding their 3 months’ salary arrears. The NASU members, CONVERSEER reports staged the protest in the Calabar campus of UNICROSS Apart from their salary arrears, they also…
By Frank Ulom Pierluigi Collina is an Italian football referee with lots of accolades to his name when it comes to football and the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). He is said to be the only football referee who had VAR in his eyes. Even in the modern day football when VAR (Video Assistant…
The perennial gridlock at the ever-busy Odukpani Junction, which serves as the artery into Calabar from the Central and Northern parts of the state as well as Uyo, will soon be a thing of the past as construction of the spaghetti flyover and the first phase of the superhighway, which will serve as a bye-pass,…
Who is the wife of Prince Bassey Otu, Governor-elect of Cross River State? Well, ask no more, her name is Reverend (Mrs) Eyoanwan Bassey Otu. By the Grace of God, Mrs Eyoanwan Bassey Otu will be the First Lady of Cross River State come May 29, 2023, when her husband, Prince Otu will be sworn…
By Frank Ulom On Good Friday (7 April 2023) at the U.J. Esuene Sports Stadium in Calabar, the Mavin Records sensation, Johnny Drille will perform at the 2023 edition of Youth Swagger, which is anticipated to draw over 20 million spectators. He will be joined by a number of other A-list gospel performers. An annual…
By Frank Ulom Barely one week after the declaration of Prince Bassey Otu as the Governor-elect of Cross River State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Sandy Onor who came second has said he will challenge the result in the court of justice. Onor made this known in a statement on Sunday in…
Following the conclusion of the 2023 general election on March 18, 25 lawmakers were elected to preside over the 10th Cross River State House of Assembly started from May 29, 2023, to May 29, 2027. Cross River State consists of 18 Local Government Areas and 25 State Constituencies. Each Local Government will have one or…
By Frank Ulom Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the newly elected Governor of Cross River State after winning the 2023 Governorship election. Otu polled won the 2023 Governorship election by a 59% vote difference against his closest contender, Senator (Professor) Sandy Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party…
By Frank Ulom Senator Professor Sandy Onor is a distinguished public intellectual, capacity builder, indefatigable humanist courageous and visionary politician, lover of his community and a highly quoted professor of History. Sandy Onor’s Age and Educational Career He was born at the Holy Family Joint Hospital, Ikom, Cross River State on February 14, 1966. He…