By Frank Ulom OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government (CRSG) has commissioned the Commercial Transportation Regulatory Agency (CTRA) office in Ogoja Local Government Area of the state. The office was commissioned on 7th August 2025 by Hon. Efa Nyong, Chairman of CTRA, to regulate the transport system in the Northern Senatorial District of…
Barrister Fidelis Onyebueke. By Ita Williams, Calabar A Prominent legal practitioner, Barrister Fidelis Onyebueke, has called on the Cross River State Government to consider returning to the Supreme Court to challenge a controversial judgment over disputed oil wells, insisting the state was “cheated” in the transaction. In an interview with journalists at his chambers recently,…
Gov. Bassey Otu signing the supplementary budget into law while others watch with keen interest By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has jacked up its total budget fiscal outlay for year 2025 from N538 billion to N642 billion. This is so as the State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu signed into law the Cross River…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in partnership with the Ukpai Empowerment Foundation, has marked the 2025 International Youth Day with a conference in Calabar, Cross River State, aimed at celebrating and empowering young people. The event, held on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, brought together youths and stakeholders from…
Ms. Comfort Emmanson By Anietie Akpan A civil society organization, “Open Society on Justice Reform Project”, has condemned the indecent treatment meted on an Ibom Air passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson saying it is a breach on her fundamental rights. The group argued that the withdrawal of the criminal complaint does erase breach of Ms. Emmanson’s…
