The Government of Cross River State has initiated a series of consultative forums across its North and Central Senatorial Districts as part of preparation for the 2025 budget. The forums were designed to gather input from residents, ensuring that the upcoming budget reflects their needs and priorities. The meetings, which were held in Ogoja and…
Former Governor Adams Oshiomhole has berated Mrs Betsy Obaseki, wife of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, saying she is barren and incapable of having children. Oshiomhole, who was responding to Mrs Obaseki’s statement on APC Governorship candidate Monday Okpebholo, not having a wife, added that she is incapable of loving children, given her unwillingness to…
Cross River State’s former governors, Clement Ebri and Liyel Imoke, have expressed confidence in the current Governor, Bassey Otu, for his visionary leadership that has plunged the state to an upward trajectory after barely over a year on the saddle of leadership. The two elder statesmen made this known at Governor Otu’s award of the…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has laughed at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) handing over Warri and Kaduna Refineries to private operators. Atiku made the laughing gesture via an emoji while reacting to the news headline shared by Channels TV on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday night. 😊 https://t.co/Fcr4nvu98W — Atiku Abubakar (@atiku)…
Texas State Representative Shawn Thierry, announced today that she is leaving the left-wing Democrat party and will now affiliate as a Republican. “I am leaving the left and joining the party of family, faith, and freedom.” “The Democratic Party has veered so far left, so deep into the progressive abyss, that it now champions policies…
Donald Trump has promised to deport the Venezuelan gang members who took over apartment complexes in Aurora, Colorado. “Colorado today. Did you see that? Where Venezuelan gang members have taken over parts of the city.” “They’ve taken over apartment houses.” “Because these stupid people that we have leading our country are allowing these people, these…
Donald Trump is threatening to throw Meta and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in prison for the rest of his life if he cheats in the 2024 election. The comment was reportedly made in Trump’s new book “Save America” which is set to be released in early September. “We are watching him closely, and if he…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has expressed the condolences of the government and the people of Akwa Ibom State on the painful and sudden passing of the Commissioner of Police in the state, late CP Waheed Ayilara. In a message of condolence released by his Chief Press Secretary, Ekerete Udoh, Governor Eno eulogised…
The Cross River State House of Assembly, outraged by the concession of several state-owned industries as well as the Metropolitan Hotel (formerly Transcorp Hotel) without due process, has called for the revocation of the concessioned state-owned industries. The House of Assembly called on the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to take legal steps…
The Cross River State House of Assembly has launched an investigation into the ownership status of the Transcorp Hotel, now Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar, following concerns over the lack of transparency and documentation surrounding its management and alleged concession. The investigation was carried out by a Special Committee formed to resolve the lingering questions about whether…
