By Frank Ulom Hon. (Engr.) Thomas Aruku, Member representing Ogoja State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly has proposed a bill to provide portable water supply in the state. The bill tagged “Water Bill” was presided over during a public hearing by Aruku, Chairman House Committee on Water Supply and Sanitation and…
By Frank Ulom The Cross River State House of Assembly has faulted the recruitment of Forest Rangers by the State Forestry Commission and has called for an immediate suspension of the recruitment exercise, while also inviting the Chairman of the Commission to appear before its special committee to offer a public explanation of the exercise….
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey has provided logistic support to Benedict Ori who is set to create a new Guinness World Records, GWR in reading. Ori who hails from Ojirim, Mbube, Ogoja, is a second-year English & Literary Studies student of the University of Calabar, UNICAL….
By Mo Isa Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has taken issue with a contract made by the Federal Government that permits lawyers from the United Kingdom to practise law in Nigeria. The putative ETIP agreement on legal services between the governments of Nigeria and the United Kingdom was disclosed by…
By Our Reporter The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has sworn in Martins Achadu and Pius Ashakia as Members representing Yala II and Obanliku State Constituencies respectively. The swearing-in which was done during plenary on Wednesday followed the receipt of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s Certificate of Return…
