The Cross River State Government has called on youths to act as vigilantes in their local communities and charged them to lead the vanguard of securing their neighbourhood. The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Emmanuel Ironbar, made the call when the APC Ward 10 in Calabar South LGA celebrated his first anniversary in office…
The Anglican Bishop of the Calabar Diocese Rt. Rev. Prof Nneoyi Egbe By Anietie Akpan The Anglican Communion, Calabar Diocese, has called on the Cross River State Government to confiscate and set buffer zones in every disputed land in the state. The state for quite some time now has been enmeshed with incessant communal clashes…
The Government of Cross River State through the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA) has released the list of successful Directors of Local Government Health Authority in the just concluded interview conducted on Monday 22nd to Tuesday 23rd July 2024. The list of successful directors which was signed by Dr Etim Effiong…
The State House of Assembly has resolved that the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), the State Electricity Agency as well as Ministry of Power be invited to appear before it to offer a public explanation of the poor power supply in the Ikom Local Government Area. The Assembly has also resolved that all relevant…
By Ita Williams, Calabar The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V and the Munene/Paramount Ruler of the Efuts, HRM Itam Hogan Itam, have lauded Governor Bassey Otu for the appointment of Sir Francis Edet as Special Adviser on Chieftaincy Affairs. The Monarchs said this while playing host to Sir Edet who…
Latest newspaper headlines and sports across major national dailies in Nigeria and abroad for today, Tuesday, 25th July 2024. PUNCH Govt warns against repeat of #ENDSARS experience Abacha family appeals judgment revoking late dictator’s property INEC absence didn’t invalidate LP convention – Abure Reps question UNIJOS power cut, huge electricity bill Ondo varsity SUG writes…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has appealed to Nigerian youths to jettison the proposed nationwide protest billed to take place on Thursday, 1st August 2024. Speaking during a one-day working visit to Jigawa State on Tuesday, 23rd July, the Vice President described those calling for the protest as selfish and unpatriotic. According to him, “The protest…
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) has achieved a significant milestone, emerging as the fastest-growing tertiary institution in Nigeria in terms of national spread. This was contained in the July 2024 edition of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) weekly publication, otherwise known as the JAMBulletin. According to the periodical, AFIT secured the…
The Cross River State House of Assembly has constituted 17 Committees and assigned Chairmen to the Committees. The new committees were constituted on Wednesday by the House headed by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem. Converseer reports that Ayambem dissolved the committees earlier constituted after being reinstated as Speaker following his removal by 17 out…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially approved and enacted the North West Development Commission Bill as law. Senator Barau Jibrin, the Deputy President of the Senate, shared this information on Tuesday with reporters during an evening meeting at his office within the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. Senator Barau, who was the sponsor of the…
