By Frank Ulom Cross River State House of Assembly has removed its Speaker, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem representing Ikom II State Constituency. CONVERSEER gathered that Ayambem was removed on Wednesday (22nd May 2024) by two-thirds of the House; 17 out of the 25 members during a plenary. According to a removal notice obtained by our…
By Our Reporter The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) has raised alarm over the improper handling of state-owned cocoa farms by Mr Oscar Ofuka, former Governor Ben Ayade’s Special Adviser on Cocoa Development. Rt. Hon. Davies Etta, member representing the Abi State Constituency, raised the matter in urgent public importance on Tuesday during…
The Member Representing Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwerra Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Peter Akpanke, has awarded a scholarship to Stephen Apebende, the 16-year-old boy who achieved an impressive score of 356 in the 2024 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the highest from Cross River State. Akpanke, who expressed pride in Stephen’s achievement, said he…
One of the socio-political groups that saw the election of Governor Bassey Otu, Cross River State Political Network (CRISPON) has constituted not less than a 100-man committee to mark the Governor’s 100 days in office. According to a public notice electronically signed by Dr Prince Michael Nku Abuo, Director-General of CRISPON, on Monday, the group…
As the wind of defection continues to sail following the new season of sweetness, three former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members have defected from the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State. The defectors are Antigha Ambo Bassey, PDP Chapter Secretary; Mr Bepo Israel Adebowale, PDP Youth Leader, Ward 4;…
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) says its attention has been drawn to media reports of a State House meeting held on Wednesday, 15th May 2024 between Mr President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and some persons claiming to represent the Ogoni people. The said meeting, according to a statement made available to…
By leveraging on Nigeria’s natural gas resources, the Federal Government has said it will stop subsidising poverty, importing unemployment and exporting jobs Michael Oluwagbemi, Programme Director of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), disclosed this on Friday during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting on the Presidential Initiative on CNG held in Port Harcourt, Rivers…
Peter Obi said the judiciary is the biggest threat to Nigeria’s democracy and not the Independent National Electoral Commission. Obi, who was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, said this while delivering a keynote speech at the fifth memorial of late Justice Anthony Aniagolu at the Godfrey Okoye University…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has hinted at supporting his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, in the 2027 elections. This comes as Atiku engaged in merger discussions with stakeholders from various opposition political parties. In an interview with BBC Hausa, the former Vice President said…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Barrister (Mrs) Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has formally reached out to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and filed a request for a legal order to prevent Speaker Abdulmalik Sarkindaji of the Niger State Assembly from overseeing the marriage of 100 orphaned girls. The speaker has revealed his intention to provide marriage…
