The Ogun State Government has taken custody of the minor who was brutally abused in a viral video that sparked widespread outrage. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Adijat Adeleye, stated that Governor Dapo Abiodun had directed the adoption and full care of the victim, including plans for…
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden have intensified their campaign messages toward black male voters ahead of the November 5 presidential election. Black voters overwhelmingly identify as Democrats, and concerns that Black men are leaving the party had circulated since 2020 when Trump secured 12 per cent of Black voter support, The Hill…
The National Assembly (NASS) has commenced plans to seize the allocations of States and Local Government Areas (LGAs) that fail to pay the minimum wage that would be approved by the Federal Government. It was learned that the NASS has resolved to ensure that States, LGAs and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) stop defaulting in…
Prof. Gabriel Yomere, Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River has disclosed that Nigerian politicians erroneously believe they have two terms in office immediately after they are voted. Yomere made the remark on Friday in Calabar during the Second Quarter Consultative Meeting of INEC, Cross River Management and Leaders of…
Governor Bassey Otu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Cross River State Council of Chiefs (Traditional Rulers’ Council). This was made known in a press statement signed by Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) on Friday, 14th June 2024. According to the statement, the Governor’s decision is in line with Section…
The Cross River State chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has urged Governor Bassey Otu to replace the Special Adviser on Inter-Party Affairs on Women Affairs, Hon. Nkoyo Otu, with its member. This was disclosed in a six-point resolution drawn by an enlarged general meeting of the group, held on Wednesday, 12th June, to…
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Cross River State chapter, has given the State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, a three-month ultimatum to conduct Local Government elections to pave the way for the participation of grassroots people in governance. IPAC dropped the ultimatum in a six-point resolution drawn by an enlarged general meeting of the group, which…
…Total Number of Bills Deliberated: 22 …Total Number of Bills Passed: 6 …Total Number of Motions Passed: 49 …Total Number of Resolutions Resolved: 39 ONE YEAR OF THE PEOPLE’S FIRST CROSS RIVER STATE 10th ASSEMBLY: THE JOURNEY SO FAR The Cross River State 10th Assembly, under the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem was inaugurated on…
HON. GODWIN OFFIONO’S ONE-YEAR SCORECARD AS A FIRST-TIME HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBER, REPRESENTING OGOJA/YALA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY. LEGISLATION/PROJECTS/INTERVENTIONS & EMPOWERMENT, IN ONE YEAR. LEGISLATION Motions: 1- Motion on the need to stop excess charges and illegal deductions by commercial banks in Nigeria. 2- Motion on the need to rehabilitate the Bekwarra-Ogoja-Ikom-Calabar Federal Highway in Cross River…
In what was seen as a national jinx, President Bola Tinubu has reacted to his falling at the Eagle Square during the June 12, 2024 Democracy Day celebration. CONVERSEER reports that the whole nation was mocking, supporting, commenting and reacting when Tinubu tripped, stumbled and fell while trying to climb a parade vehicle in Abuja…
