A phone interview with former Ambassador Oji Ngofa from Eleme revealed that the recently appointed chairman Brain Gokpa arrived at the council secretariat accompanied by his councilors and supporters but found that several of the council facilities had been set ablaze. The new council chairman, his advisers, and supporters have promised to take over the […]
The bill for the creation of South-South Development Commission, sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, Senator representing Cross River South has passed its second reading after a voice vote where lawmakers unanimously gave backing to the bill. It is believed that the establishment of the South-South Development Commission will address infrastructural development in the South-South region. The […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU RECEIVES EDO GOV-ELECT, TASKS HIM ON DEVELOPMENT President Bola Tinubu has called on the Edo State governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to prioritise the development of his state while assuring him of the full support of the Federal Government and the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF). President Tinubu advised on Thursday in Abuja at a […]
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has explained that he has to collaborate with the Senate President, Dr. Godswill Akpabio, in order to curry his support for state development. The governor strongly denies that he has any intention whatsoever to dump the Peoples Democratic Party that brought him to power. He spoke in Uyo […]
L-R: Cross River State Governor, Sen. Prince Bassey Otu, one of the newly promoted officers, ASP Victor Reuben, Cross River State Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogon Augustine Grimah.
Senator Bassey Otu, the governor of Cross River State, conducted the historic ceremony for a 365-kilometer railway to link the southern section of the state with the north. Driven by Messers Reinhoke LLC in collaboration with the state government, the project is a Public-Private Partnership sponsored effort. The governor said that the railway project was […]
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State Council was the target of an assault by more than one hundred thugs who targeted a bus that was carrying palliatives. Journalists, upon receiving information from the Director of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA), Reverend James Anam, as beneficiaries of the current phase […]
The management of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) has decided not to close the school in view of the planned public protest against alleged bad governance in Nigeria. The management called on its students at both Yelwa and Gubi campuses to stay calm as the University is committed to their total safety on the […]
By Nsa Gill There is a saying that states that if you allow a lie to fester against you without correcting it, you run the risk of losing your dignity. A middle-aged man, posing as an activist and impersonating a journalist, recently made a false statement about Cross River State, asserting that Calabar, the state […]
Nigeria’s military has made more gains in the fight against insurgency and banditry in parts of the country than what criminal elements have claimed. Commander of the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Muftau Ibrahim disclosed this to the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Cross River State, which paid him […]
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