Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, on Thursday flagged off the construction of a 1,000-unit housing scheme for civil servants. He described the project as “a major step toward improving workers’ welfare and securing their future after service.” The project, christened the ‘People-First Housing Scheme,’ is sited in Ikot Efio-Okon Edem, in…
A young entrepreneur, Dr Ugbe Margaret Utsunung, popularly known as Chelsy, has officially declared her intention to contest for the Obudu State Constituency seat in the 11th Cross River State House of Assembly under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a declaration message addressed to the people of Obudu, Ugbe said her…
By Frank Ulom Barely 20 days after a Governor’s convoy knocked and killed a security personnel in Calabar, Cross River State, another convoy belonging to one of the politicians have allegedly knocked and killed a man in Bekwarra Local Government Area of the state. The incident, Converseer learned, happened on Thursday night in Nyanya Ulim,…
By Frank Ulom A 55-year-old man, Etteokon Ntuen, has been jailed for one year for trafficking in Cross River State. Converseer learned that Ntuen was convicted and sentenced on Thursday by the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, for receiving and harbouring a 15-year-old girl through deception and abuse of her position of vulnerability for…
By Mary Kijie The Ministry of Justice, Cross River State, celebrated its Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Barrister Anthony Okon Effiom, with the presentation of gifts and tributes as he marked his birthday and retirement after 33 years in service. In their separate presentations, Barr. Simeon Abi, Director of Commercial Law, described him as a…
