Cross River State Assembly members have called on the State Government through the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to carry out intervention works on the Ugboro-Abuochiche-Gakem road in Bekwara Local Government Area. The Lawmakers maintained that the intervention works would greatly ameliorate the sufferings of commuters on that road while urging the Contractor awarded the…
By Ugo Solomon Honourable (Dr) Martins Achadu, the House Committee Chairman on Education and the member representing Yala II State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, has given reasons for floating an Educational Support Grant Empowerment Scheme for constituents. Flanked by his colleagues; Hon Samuel Neji Abeng the Minority Leader and member…
Mr Val Obienyem, Media Adviser to Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has denied rumours that the former governor of Anambra State was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) at his home. Unconfirmed reports were suggesting that Obi and his wife, Margaret, had been detained. However,…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has awarded ₦310 million to youths in the State as a reward for boycotting the #EndBadGovernance protest. Governor Eno stated this in a meeting at the Uyo Township Stadium on Tuesday, in fulfilment of his promise to reward the youths for heeding his call to avoid participating in…
“The [EU’s] geopolitical game with the Armenians is a struggle to deprive Russia of its influence [in the Caucasus],” political scientist Stanislav Tarasov tells Sputnik. At the same time, the new visa-free regime is a kind of weapon for the EU to influence a certain part of Armenian society, as per Tarasov. “It’s like holding…
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his decisive leadership in establishing the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and ensuring its successful launch. Governor Otu made this commendation on Tuesday, when the Managing Director and CEO of NELFUND, alongside other top officials of the…
