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UNICAL SUG President’s 50-Man Army: A Symptom of a Deeper Problem
By Inyali Peter The recent appointment of 50 aides by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) first female President, Blessing Alims, has sparked widespread criticism. However, while I don’t condone the unnecessary appointments, I believe we’re focusing on the wrong issue. The real problem lies not with the President, but with the culture of entitlement and pressure that led to this decision. In Cross River State today, young people are obsessed with titles and appointments.
Covid-19 and Malaria: Demystifying The Dissimilarities
Covid-19 and Malaria: Demystifying The Dissimilarities By Inyali Peter| August 12, 2021 Nigeria has tested more than two million Coronavirus (COVID-19) with one hundred and sixty confirmed cases and more than two thousand death recorded, a number that continues to rise.
Governor locks out SSG, Govt House Staff over lateness
By Inyali Peter, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, earlier today (Wednesday) locked the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Tina Agbor and other staff in governors office out of the government house over lateness to work. The Governor who was said to have arrived office at about 7am was angry when he noticed that only his spokesman, Christian Ita, was in the office.
GRAPHIC!: Residents kill suspected generator thief in Calabar
Chopped off wrists missing He was a wanted criminal – CP By Inyali Peter A suspected notorious criminal has been lynched by frustrated residents of parliamentary extension around the popular Brook Church in Calabar, Cross popularly called ‘Papa the Cheater’ who is said to have terrorised the community for some time now. An eye witness account have it that the deceased was murdered by angry youths in the wee hours oftodaywhen he was caught carrying out his usual criminal activities.
About 56,000 applicants jostle for 1000 C'River Primary Healthcare jobs
About 56,000 persons have applied to fill 1,000 job vacancies at the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (CRSPHDA). The Director-General of the agency, Beta Edu, told journalists on Tuesday in Calabar that the agency announced 1,000 vacancies through its portal but has received over 56,000 applications. The ongoing recruitment was announced last year for nine cadres of health officers.
Protest in Cross River over choice of PDP candidate
Some members of North and South Ukelle communities in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State staged a protest on Tuesday over the nomination of Cynthia Nkasi as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Yala 2 State Constituency candidate. The crowd comprising youth, women, community leaders and the elderly demanded that Mrs Nkasi’s name be replaced with that of Emmanuel Asegem.
Cross River APC adopts direct primaries
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State on Thursday adopted the direct primaries option for the election of its flag bearers for various positions in next year’s general elections. Five governorship aspirants including Paul Adah, Venatius Ikem, Emmanuel Robson, Edem Duke and Ogban Ebock were present at the meeting which was presided over by the state chairman, Matthew Achigbe and attended by some members of the State Executive Committee (SEC), among others.
Gunmen abduct Reps aspirant
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant for the Abi/Yakkur Federal constituency, Jerome Egbe, has been abducted by gunmen in Calabar. An eyewitness, Cyprian Ido, said that the incident occurred on Thursday at about 11 a.m. at a Mechanic workshop in Asari Iso Layout, Calabar. Mr Ido said the victim was abducted at gun point by fierce looking gunmen who drove in black hilux. He said he was brutalised by the abductors when he tried to fight back.
Cross River lawmaker slumps, dies during physical exercise
The member representing Obodu State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Stephen Ukpukpen, is dead. The spokesperson of the House of Assembly, Olory Mathew, who confirmed the sad incident to PREMIUM TIMES, said the lawmaker slumped and died while he was jogging on Wednesday morning. “He normally jogs every morning,” said Mr Mathew, who is the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Youth and Sports. The late lawmaker was the Chairman, Public Account Committee.
Alleged Fraud: UNICAL ex-bursar docked, wife declared wanted
A Federal High Court in Calabar presided over by I.E .Ekwo on Monday granted bail to an ex-bursar of the University of Calabar, Peter Agi. He was granted bail in the sum of N20 million. The bail condition also includes providing a civil servant on level 14 and above as surety. The surety is expected to present a certified Certificate of Occupancy for landed property worth N20 million and with evidence of tax clearance.
NDDC 'clears $2 million scholarship backlog' - Premium Times Nigeria
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has cleared the over $2 million backlogs of foreign scholarship that accrued from 2012-2017, an official has said. The chairman of the Governing Board of NDDC, Victor Ndoma-Egba, who disclosed this in a statement signed by his communication aide, Clara Braide, described the development as a “deep relief and satisfaction”.
Calabar Carnival: Models threaten protest over unpaid allowances - Premium Times Nigeria
Some models who participated in the Cross River Governor’s Carnival Band have threatened to stage a protest over non-payment of their allowances. The protest which was supposed to take place on Thursday was postponed when the Commissioner for Tourism, Eric Anderson intervened with a promise of ‘settling’ them tomorrow.
NDDC to cancel N90 billion contracts, pay all foreign scholarships - Premium Times Nigeria
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is set to cancel 482 contracts valued at about N90 billion over non-performance. The commission is also set to pay all outstanding arrears of foreign scholarships to students. The Chairman of the governing board of the Commission, Victor Ndoma-Egba, disclosed this in a statement issued by his communication aide, Clara Braide, and made available to journalists in Calabar.
Cross River APC accuses Assembly of receiving bribe to pass Ayade's N1.3 trillion budget - Premium Times Nigeria
The Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has described the proposed 2018, N1.3 trillion budget submitted to the State House of Assembly by Governor Ben Ayade as an academic exercise in futility. It also accused the state lawmakers of collecting bribes from the governor to pass the mammoth budget. The party accused the state assembly of being a rubber stamp to the governor adding that the legislators had allegedly been bribed with N10 million each to pass the budget.
Flood sacks 12 Cross River communities, destroys 3000 farmlands - Premium Times Nigeria
Many residents in 12 communities in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State have been rendered homeless with over 3000 farmlands destroyed by devastating flood following two days of heavy downpour. The incident which occurred between September 18 and 19 has also left properties worth millions of naira and thousands of economic trees destroyed.
Police move to restore peace in Cross River communities - Premium Times Nigeria
After over 60 years of the communal clash between the Iyamitit tribe in Adun and the Ababene in Okum communities in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State over land dispute, the Nigeria Police has moved to restore peace in the area. The dispute which borders on the ownership of a parcel of land at the border of the communities has lasted since 1957 and has led to the destruction of properties, crops and loss of lives.
Gully erosion damages 10 houses, renders 20 homeless In Cross River - Premium Times Nigeria
About 10 houses have been damaged by gully erosion ravaging three communities in Calabar Municipal Council area of Cross River State. Several other houses and properties are under threat as over 20 people have been rendered homeless by the disaster. Nyaghasang, the community that recently lost about eight people in the Calabar electrocution tragedy, has lost more houses to the gully erosion. Other villages affected are Etim Usang, Nsaha Effiom and Nyomidibi.
Soldiers shoot three protesting Students in Calabar
By Inyali Peter, Calabar Men of the Nigerian Army on Friday in Calabar, allegedly shot two unidentified students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and another of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) during a protest against the Cross River State Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Asu Okang.
Woman dies of Lassa Fever in Cross River - Premium Times Nigeria
A 22-year old woman, Itodo Christabel, was on Wednesday confirmed dead from Lassa fever in Calabar, capital of Cross River State. The deceased, who had taken ill in Benue State, reportedly requested an unnamed hospital where she was being treated to refer her to Eburutu Barracks clinic in Calabar to meet her husband who works with the military.
Kidnappers demand N5 million ransom for crippled businessman - Premium Times Nigeria
Kidnappers of a popular cripple in Cross River State, Jude Agba, have demanded a ransom of N5 million for his release. Mr. Agba, also known as FG, was abducted by unknown gunmen who stormed his Ohong community of Obudu Local Government Area of the state at about 8p.m. on Thursday last week. The abductors, according to family sources, are demanding N5 million ransom for his release.
Another $175m discovered in firm’s bank account linked to Patience Jonathan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly discovered another $175m in the account of Pluto Property and Investment Limited, one of the firms linked to Patience Jonathan, The Nation reports. According to reports, the anti-graft agency has declared wanted Toru Wonyeng Ibuomo and Friday Davies who made the deposits within 14 months. The cash has however, reportedly vanished from the account. The EFCC had earlier frozen four accounts with $15 million belonging to Mrs.
How Ayade’s 230 cabinet appointments threaten state economy
By INYALI PETER, Calabar WITH the current economic crunch orchestrated by the global fall in oil prices, many States in Nigeria are now running lean cabinet to cut down cost of governance to reflect the economic reality. But Cross River, one of the states that receives the smallest monthly federal allocation and with a monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N1.2 billion is currently running one of the largest cabinets in the country.
C’ River to establish own anti-graft agency, says Speaker
by Inyali Peter, Calabar Following the re-invigoration of war against corrupt government officials by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies, the Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. John Gaul Lebo has disclosed that the state is set to establish its own ant-graft agency.
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