By Magnus Effiong The Mayor of Calabar, Apostle James Anam, has said he was poised to replicate the Abuja’s new Wuse market at the Marian (aka Ika Ika Oqua) and Ikot Ishie markets with ultramodern structures and transform the two markets to conform with the tourism inclination of the Cross River state government Apostle Anam,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigerians have no reason to be poor, citing the country’s abundant natural and human resources. Speaking at a dinner hosted in his honour by the Abia State Government on Friday at the Government House in Umuahia, Obasanjo lamented that mismanagement, not lack of resources, is to blame for…
To foster sustainable urban development, boost investor confidence, and ensure that property owners in the FCT have secure and legally recognised land titles, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved key reforms in land administration in the FCT, effective Monday, 21 April 2025. The Director, Land Administration, FCTA, Chijioke Nwankwoeze,…
CALABAR – The Special Adviser on the Department of Projects/Programmes Monitoring and Evaluation (DPPME), Raphael Adoga Morphy, has felicitated Governor Otu’s Chief of Staff, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar on his birthday anniversary, describing him as a valuable asset to the State. Morphy joined family, friends, associates and other well-meaning Cross Riverians to celebrate the Chief of…
Senators and members of the House of Representatives from the North-east geopolitical zone have condemned the exclusion of their region from the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme. The lawmakers under the aegis of the National Assembly Caucus of the North-east Geopolitical Zone said they are worried that none of the six states in their…
CALABAR – The Commissioner Representing Cross River State in the National Population Commission (NPC) Board, Rt. Hon. (Barr.) Alex Ukam, has described the wife of the Governor of Cross River State, Bishop Eyoanwan Otu, as an inspiration to other leaders. Ukam stated this in a message on Thursday to celebrate Bishop Otu’s 61st birthday. According…
