By Magnus Effiong Three Efik chiefs, who dragged the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V and others, to court over issues bordering on the succession tussle, have applied to the court for discontinuation of the matter. Our reporter gathered that the case, which has suit number HC/278/2023, was initiated by Etubom Ephraim Etim…
IKOM – Senator John Owan-Enoh, Minister of State for Industry, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment, announced on Monday that the federal government has signed over 100 Import Duty Exemption Certificates (IDECs) in the past three months. The revelation came during a facility tour of the Ikom Cocoa Processing Factory, followed by a roundtable…
By Magnus Effiong Governor Bassey Otu has rejected agitations from a group, Indigenous Displaced People of Bakassi Communities (IDPBC), which penultimate week, wrote to President Bola Tinubu demanding that Bakassi local government area be delisted from among the 18 local government areas in Cross River state. Governor Otu said the agitators may have been dissidents…
IKEJA – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has embarked on its 2025 Board and Management Strategic Retreat at the Marriott Hotel in Ikeja, drawing key decision-makers to chart a new course for development in the Niger Delta. Under the theme “Repositioning NDDC for Efficient Service Delivery,” the retreat seeks to evaluate past initiatives, identify…
CALABAR – Governor Bassey Otu has set the records straight regarding the rumours of his relationship with the National Assembly (NASS) Members in the state. Recall that the social media and other channels have been agog over rumours of Otu not being in tandem with some Cross River State NASS members, especially Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong…
United States Congressman, Scott Perry, Republican, representing Pennsylvania, has alleged that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a major U.S. government aid agency, provided funding to terrorist organisations, including the notorious extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria. Perry made this controversial claim during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government…
