The Cross River State House of Assembly has granted Governor Bassey Otu’s request to dissolve the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC). In a decisive plenary session on Thursday, 22 out of 25 Assembly members voted in favour, securing the required two-thirds majority to approve Governor Otu’s proposal. According to a press statement by…
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…
