Hon. Pius Edet Ankpo, Cross River State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, has debunked media reports credited to him alleging that the immediate past governor, Sen. Ben Ayade left an empty treasury and dilapidated infrastructure across the state. Hon. Ankpo dismissed the media reports while briefing journalists on Friday in Calabar, the state capital. CONVERSEER…
The Council of Traditional Rulers in Egbe-Mbube, Ogoja Local Government Area, have conferred the highest honourary chieftaincy title on the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Peter Odey. Odey was conferred with the title of “Likeuel é’mpam I” of Egbe Community, which means, the “Pillar of Egbe” community as a reflection of…
Some irate youths have lynched three men for allegedly stealing and selling a 2-year-old child to an Alhaji for N60,000 in Cross River State. CONVERSEER gathered that the incident happened this morning (between 8-9 am) at Ekpugrinya Junction in Ogoja Local Government Area of the State. According to Elijah Ugani who arrived at the scene…
The Honourable Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Hon. Pius Edet Ankpo, has said the Bakassi Deep Seaport project that was initiated by former Governor Ben Ayade is a must for the state. Ankpo stated this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen in his office in Calabar, adding that all projects initiated by previous administrators will be…
By Isaac Aqua Indigenes of Ogoja Local Government in Cross River State Northern Senatorial District where Super Eagle’s striker, Tarem Moffi, hails from have expressed appreciation to the OGC Nice forward for an elaborate medical records he bankrolled in his local community. The outreach, organised by Moffi in honour of his late grandfather, Chief Alada…
…To commission facility as part of administration’s first anniversary strides Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, on Monday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the upgrade of the Primary Health Centre in Ikom to a full fledged General Hospital. Performing the groundbreaking at the site in Ikom, Governor Otu, who was represented by the State…
Thousands of members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Labour Party, LP, All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, and other political parties, have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Northern Cross River State. CONVERSEER learned that the defectors were received on Saturday, 30 March in Ogoja by the Cross River State PDP Chairman, Barr….
…challenges DMO over fresh borrowing Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has denied taking nor signing for any loan (domestic or foreign), since the inception of his administration on 29 May 2023 to date. The Governor’s reaction follows the misrepresentation of the figures presented on the spreadsheet of the Debt Management Office, DMO and…
The University of Calabar, UNICAL has appointed Dr Ikutal Ajigo as its Quality Assurance Deputy Director. The approval, according to a letter signed by the Registrar of the University, Gabriel Egbe, was approved by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi. According to Egbe, the appointment is for two years for the first instance, with effect from…
The Speaker of the Cross River State House Of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem over the weekend commissioned a Constituency Liaison Office at Edor in Abanyom Ward of Ikom II State Constituency – the first and only liaison office in the constituency since 1999. During the commissioning ceremony, Ayambem stated that the Constituency Liaison Office…
