Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has enjoined the 2023 Batch ‘C’ Stream 1 Corps Members deployed to the state to contribute positively to its socio-economic development. Otu disclosed this on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, during the official opening and swearing-in ceremony of the corps members at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Rt. Hon. Orok Duke as member of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). CONVERSEER learned that Duke’s appointment was contained in a letter with Reference Number: SGF.55/S.2/C.7/431, signed by Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) on October 27, 2023. The letter…
A High Court sitting in Calabar has adhered to Rt. Hon. Efa Esua’s plea, and in turn, garnisheed the account of the Cross River State House of Assembly account to the tune of N19.3 million. According to The Beagle News, the above sum was owed by the House of Assembly as remuneration and allowances from…
Cross River State governor’s wife, Her Excellency, Rev. Eyoanwan Otu, has received commendation from members of the Cross River State Women Parliament on her efforts at ameliorating the hardship faced by expectant mothers and street children – describing it as laudable and unprecedented. The commendation was made in a motion moved by the Leader of…
Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has appointed Rev. (Hon.) James Okon Anam as the new Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). Anam’s appointment was contained in a press release signed by Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Monday, November 6, 2023. According to the statement, the Governor charged…
Written addresses in the case between Sen. Sandy Onor and Prince Bassey have been adopted by the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos. CONVERSEER learned that the appellant court adopted the addresses filed by Onor challenging the Election Tribunal Court judgment which affirms Otu as the winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Cross…
A die-hard supporter of Governor Bassey Otu-led administration, Agbor Joseph Ejini has been compensated with one million naira (N1m) for trekking from Obudu LGA in the North to Calabar in the South. Ejini was received by the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey in his office on Friday, November 3, 2023,…
The lawmaker representing Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency in the House of Reps, Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey has moved a motion on the floor of the Green Chambers, calling on the Police Service Commission to reinstate and compensate Corporal Ita Edet. Edet was dismissed from the service of the Nigerian Police Force in May 2012 as…
The implementation of Governor Umo Eno’s ARISE Agenda is gathering momentum and deserves the support of citizens of the State according to the Akwa Ibom State Ethical and Attitudinal Reorientation Commission, EARCOM. Speaking on a radio current affairs programme, The Congress, monitored on Premium 89.9 fm, Abak on Wednesday, a Commissioner on the Board of…
In recognition of the remarkable improvements demonstrated by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in advancing the frontiers of trade facilitation, the Port Management Association of West & Central Africa (PMAWCA) has conferred the hosting right of its 43rd Annual Council and 18th Managing Directors’ Roundtable on the NPA. The gathering of 24 littoral African countries…
