Tag: Cross River
The YNaija Cover – the 2nd of May
Follow the link to read the story on YNaija: The Big 5: 17 feared dead as bandits invade ...
The YNaija Cover – the 23rd of April
Follow the links to read the stories on YNaija: Four important things we observed from the FUPA debate on ...
180-Year Debt Refund: BudgIT warns Cross River Government of looming fiscal disaster, asks Ayade to terminate SuperHighway Project
BudgIT has warned the Cross River State Government to halt its controversial Superhighway project on the ground of undue financial ...
Politics should not be treated as a matter of life and death – Obasanjo
A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said that politics should not be treated as a matter of life and ...
Cameroonians invade Cross River village, shoot six
Six residents of Danare, a village in Boki local government area of Cross River state have allegedly been shot after Gendarmes from ...
“Every part of Nigeria matters to us” – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo assured that Niger Delta people will benefit maximally from the wealth and natural resources of their ...
[The Activism Blog] NGO to distribute sanitary pads to 330,000 girls in six states
In commemoration of the Annual International Day of girl-child, an NGO, Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) done in collaboration with the ...
C’River set to begin commercial airline, shipping company
The Cross River government is set to begin operations of its first commercial airline and shipping company. Governor Ben Ayade ...
Cross River monarch arrested for alleged cult activities
A team of the State Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Police have reportedly arrested the Paramount Ruler of Yakurr local ...
“We feel pained and insulted” | Efik people distance self from Biafra
The Efik Leadership Foundation (ELF) has warned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to desist from including the Efik people ...
[The Presidential Blog] Professor Osinbajo’s statement condemning the violence in Cross River
There have been reports of wanton destruction of lives and property in Cross River. This is as a result of ...
Osinbajo orders security agencies to stop communal violence in Cross River
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the loss of lives and property as a result of the recent communal conflict ...
150 people dead, 14,000 displaced in Cross River land dispute
One hundred and fifty people have been confirmed dead after a three-day war between two communities in Cross River over ...
Hausa, Fulani are safe in Cross River – Ayade
Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, has assured that the Hausa/ Fulani in the state are safe. Speaking through his special ...
After 28 days as Acting President, here’s a brief report of Osinbajo’s performance
by Alexander O. Onukwue It has been four weeks since President Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria for London on an indefinite ...
Gov. Ben Ayade hosts Acting President ‘Yemi Osinbajo as he commissions milestone projects in Cross River (OFFICIAL PHOTOS)
Acting President, Prof. ‘Yemi Osinbajo today embarked on an official visit to Cross River to commission milestone projects undertaken by ...
How happy are residents with #CrossRiverWeKnewCampaign results so far?
by Alex Onukwue Last week, disgruntled Cross Riverians took to the streets to express their accumulated displeasure at the dire ...
Is Osinbajo’s visit to Calabar a bid to calm frayed nerves?
by Alex Onukwue Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived Cross River for a one-day visit to the state. According to a ...
YNaija Analysis: What’s the sense in states celebrating 50 years?
The past few weeks have been a flurry of activities in Lagos and Rivers States as they celebrate the 50th ...
I want to become president and change Nigeria – Donald Duke
A former governor of Cross River state, Donald Duke, said on Tuesday that he has interest in becoming Nigeria’s president ...
Police disperse peaceful protesters with teargas in Cross-River (PHOTOS)
The Nigerian police, has reportedly dispersed some peaceful protesters in Calabar, Cross-River. According [email protected], the protesters were attacked with teargas ...
The people of Cross River are more cross with Ben Ayade than the angry bull in his new logo
The people of Cross River are angry. So angry! Their Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, is not acting his title according ...
Gov. Ben Ayade looks like he doesn’t know what he’s doing in Cross River
by Alex Onukwue It has not been a happy year for Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River. A conspiracy of ...
Gov. Ayade orders appointees to wear made-in-Calabar clothes
by Omoleye Omoruyi The Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, on Thursday, ordered political appointees to start to patronising ...
Nigerian army denies killing 8 armed youth in Cross River
The 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Calabar has debunked a report that its troops killed eight armed youths in Ikot-Offiong ...
Cross River pays May salaries to celebrate Workers’ day
by Azeez Adeniyi In celebration of World Workers’ day, the Cross River State government has paid its workers their May ...
Meningitis kills 12-year-old boy in Cross River
by Azeez Adeniyi The Cross River State government on Wednesday confirmed the death of a 12-year-old boy following an outbreak ...
Submit bailout report in 5 days, Senate tells Cross River govt
The Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration has issued a five-day ultimatum to the Cross Rivers Government to ...
These are the best and worst Nigerian governors in 2016
It’s hard to compare state governors considering their peculiar circumstances – income disparity, insecurity, and varying stages of development. But ...
Cross River workers condemn payment of December salary on first day
Civil Servants in Cross River State on Friday protested a move by the state governor, Ben Ayade to pay their ...