By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Government of Cross River State has announced a comprehensive ban on illegal mining across the state following a strategic meeting with critical stakeholders in the sector. The directive was given by the Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, on Thursday. The decisive directive, which takes immediate effect, exempts only operators…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State governor, Bassey Edet Otu, Friday, announced a comprehensive ban on illegal mining across the state following a strategic meeting with critical stakeholders in the sector. “A lot of money is being made in this sector, but some of it is being used for purposes that the…
By Ekemini James It was the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson who once remarked that, “The years teach much which the days never know.” That quiet wisdom captures the moral responsibility every society bears toward those whose lives and experiences have shaped its present. In Akwa Ibom State, that responsibility is now finding…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has suspended the Member representing Obubra 1 State Constituency, Hon Agbor Ovat Dickson indefinitely over alleged domestic violence. The House has set up a Special Commitee to investigate the matter, which has been trending in social media, that the Obubra Lawmaker assaulted his wife recently….
By Iniemem Ndueso Akwa Ibom State Government has allayed the fears of candidates who passed the CBT exercise but were unable to attend the oral interview on their designated dates in the current civil service recruitment exercise. There will be no penalty for absentees, rather a spillover date will be given to such candidates to…
