Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate reacted to Mr Femi Falana, counsel to the suspended senator from Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, in a letter on Thursday, telling him to follow his guidance in whatever action he plans to take. Falani sent a letter on behalf of Ningi, whose charges of budget padding split…
The Honourable Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Hon. Pius Edet Ankpo, has said the Bakassi Deep Seaport project that was initiated by former Governor Ben Ayade is a must for the state. Ankpo stated this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen in his office in Calabar, adding that all projects initiated by previous administrators will be…
Akwa Ibom State Government has begun the process of upward review of pensions for pensioners who retired before 2012, with the new payment to start next week. It has also ordered a comprehensive audit report on the state-owned Ibom Power Company Limited to enable it to perform optimally. A statement by Information Commissioner, Comrade Ini…
Thousands of members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Labour Party, LP, All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, and other political parties, have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Northern Cross River State. CONVERSEER learned that the defectors were received on Saturday, 30 March in Ogoja by the Cross River State PDP Chairman, Barr….
…challenges DMO over fresh borrowing Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has denied taking nor signing for any loan (domestic or foreign), since the inception of his administration on 29 May 2023 to date. The Governor’s reaction follows the misrepresentation of the figures presented on the spreadsheet of the Debt Management Office, DMO and…
The Speaker of the Cross River State House Of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem over the weekend commissioned a Constituency Liaison Office at Edor in Abanyom Ward of Ikom II State Constituency – the first and only liaison office in the constituency since 1999. During the commissioning ceremony, Ayambem stated that the Constituency Liaison Office…
Beginning in early April, around 70,000 Ethiopian citizens residing in Saudi Arabia will be repatriated. The third project of its kind since 2018, according to State Minister Birtukan Ayano, is aimed at repatriating “Ethiopians who are in a difficult situation.” The minister did not clarify if the returnees have been lawfully residing in Saudi Arabia…
The Presidency has chided the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, for allegedly inflaming religious and ethnic issues to push his political ambition. This was stated by a presidential aide, Mr Bayo Onanuga when he was hosted by Seun Okinbaloye on a live podcast, ‘Mic On’. According to Onanuga, “What I know about…
…aligns with President Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” Agenda In his Easter message of hope, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, Cross River State Representative at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC board, echoed sentiments that resonate with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Duke’s focus on repositioning the economy aligns with Tinubu’s vision for a revitalised Nigeria….
Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, Cross River State Representative at the Niger Delta Development, NDDC Board, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for cancelling all formal birth ceremonies to mark his 72nd birthday. Duke, a former Deputy Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly stated this on Good Friday while felicitating with the President on…
