Vivek Ramaswamy has blasted the United States federal government for creating programmes that encourage women to be single mothers. He also advocated for the nuclear family. The comments came as Ramaswamy and Charlie Kirk spoke with Pitt students. “You have a lot of single mothers that are paid more money not to have a man…
Governor Bassey Otu has granted assent to the amended Cross River Electoral Law passed by the State House of Assembly, which stipulates a four-year term for election Local Government officials. The amendment by the House of Assembly was necessitated by the Supreme Court’s verdict granting autonomy to local government as well as ensuring that states…
Teamsters is not going to endorse any candidate for president after their member polling gave Donald Trump an overwhelming lead over Kamala Harris. Electronic Member Poll: Trump: 59.6% Harris: 34.0% The decision comes just two days after union leaders and members met privately with Kamala Harris who was apparently unsuccessful in winning some of them…
The crisis plaguing Labour Party (LP) in Cross River State has been put to bed as the party has inaugurated a new interim executive (caretaker committee). In a letter signed by Alhaji Abdulwahed Omar and Engr. Nnawuihe A. Nwauwa, Acting National Chairman and Secretary of Labour Party, on 29th August 2024, the new Cross River…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has suspended Mr Anthony Edako as the State’s Secretary. Edako was suspended as a member of the party and the State Secretary in a letter dated 11th September 2024 through his ward, Buda Ward. The letter was signed by James Ofre Enyia, Buda Ward Chairman, and…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has allegedly pegged the Chairmanship and Councillorship forms at N15 million and N6 million, respectively, for the forthcoming Local Government elections in Cross River State. The forms are broken down into Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms respectively. According to The Beagle News, the Expression of Interest Form is N5…
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has issued an immediate directive to reverse the recent postings made by the State Secondary Education Board. The Governor disapproves of the allegations of bias, financial motives, and lack of transparency surrounding the postings. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has called on Muslims in Nigeria to embrace the occasion of Eid-el-Maulud, the birthday of Prophet Muhammed, as a time to promote peace and unity for the progress of the nation. Governor Otu who made the call in a goodwill message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr…
2023 Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has released the full interview (word-for-word) he granted News Central TV earlier. Obi, in a tweet on X on Saturday, said some fifth columnists have resorted to propaganda, deliberately distorting the narrative of his interview. His tweet read thus: “I have been inundated with calls and concerns…
The Government of Cross River State has frowned on the ongoing scarcity of fuel across the state. In a statement by Ukpong Umoh, Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Oil and Gas, on Saturday, the government said it would hammer down on all operations of product hoarding and black market profiteering, in order to…
