The Women Wing of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Calabar Chapter have disclosed to Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River, that they don’t need the introduction of pension managers to access their gratuities. The appeal was made by the Chairperson of the group, Mrs Mary Koofrey in an interview with the News Agency of…
Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has assured civil servants of his administration’s commitment to improving their welfare and the working conditions in the workforce as well as clearing the backlog of retirees’ gratuities before the end of the year. Otu, who made the commitment on Wednesday (Oct. 4), during the swearing-in ceremony of Dr…
The attention of the Management of the University of Calabar has been drawn to a publication with an unusually lengthy headline making the rounds in social media titled “Breaking: University of Calabar Probe Panel Finds Law Prof Ndifon Guilty of Gross Misconduct…” We wish to state unequivocally that the aforesaid report credited to “Sahara Reporters”…
Goodwill Message From His Excellency, The Governor Of Cross River State – Senator Prince Bassey E. Otu To The People Of The State On The Occasion Of The 63rd Independence Anniversary Of Nigeria, 1st October, 2023. PROTOCOL… My dear compatriots, today we take a retrospective view of and celebrate the arrest, intimidation, incarceration and other…
Rev. (Mrs) Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, the wife of the Governor of Cross River State on Sunday, visited the General Hospital in Calabar to celebrate the birth of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day baby. Rev. Otu was duly represented by Mrs Nelly Elvert Ayambem (Wife of the Speaker, CRSHA) while expressing great joy during the event, noted…
A fish seller identified as Mrs Rosemary Ofem has been kidnapped in Cross River State and her kidnappers are demanding five million naira (N5m) as ransom. CONVERSEER gathered that Mrs Ofem was kidnapped on Tuesday (Sept. 26) at Ikang, Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state. According to a source, she was kidnapped alongside others…
Mr Mba Ukweni, SAN and a leader in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has disclosed that PDP made a lot of mistakes in the general elections that took place early in 2023 both at federal and state levels. Ukweni made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The Governor of Cross River State Sen. Prince Bassey Otu has called on the Nigerian Labour Union to sheath their sword and give the government a chance for more deliberation. The Governor who spoke through his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey during the Thanksgiving service held today the 1st of October 2023 at The Presbyterian…
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi has formally received the report of the Investigation Panel set up to probe allegations of improprieties levelled against the suspended Dean of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon. Receiving the report in a brief presentation ceremony in her office on Friday (Sept. 29), the Vice-Chancellor commended…
As Cross River State joins the global community to mark the 2023 World Tourism Day with the theme, “Tourism and Green investments,” the state Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon Abubakar Ewa, says in less than four months of the present administration, much has been achieved in the sector. Speaking at the event held…