The 25-year embargo placed on employment into the Cross River State civil service has been lifted by Gov. Bassey Otu. Dr Erasmus Ekpang, Commissioner for Information, disclosed this in an interview in Calabar, explaining that the last time mass employment took place in the service was in 1999. According to Ekpang 2,000 people would be recruited in the first phase with immediate effect which would be carried out across all the Ministries, Department and Agencies...

No fewer than 25 people have died in a separate boat accident in Bayelsa and Jigawa States. At least 20 people have been reportedly burnt to death as the engine of a wooden market boat popularly known as ‘Denghe market boat’ exploded along Ezetu Community River in the Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa State. According to a community source, the unfortunate incident occurred around 4:30 pm on Wednesday when the boat conveying passengers and market...