Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, on Monday, officially signed the Cross River State Local Government Amendment Bill 2025 into law, ushering in key reforms aimed at enhancing governance, improving service delivery, and accelerating economic development at the local government level. The newly amended law introduces structural and administrative changes to strengthen local government operations,…
CALABAR – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed utter displeasure and dis-affection with the Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) for the hasty passage of the Local Government Amendment Bill 2025. According to a press release signed by Prince Mike Ojisi, State Publicity Secretary of the PDP on Monday, the party condemned the…
ABUJA – The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, Thursday, received a National Leadership Award as ‘Best Chief of Staff in Nigeria’, 2024. The ceremony which held in Abuja at the National Merit Awards House, according to the organisers, The Peoples Parliament Nigeria, was in recognition of Hon….
The Senator representing Delta North District at the National Assembly, Chinedu (Ned) Nwoko, has formally switched from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Senator picked up the APC party membership card at his ward in Idumuje- Ugboko, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State on Friday. With this…
The former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, warned on Friday that the 2027 elections would be disastrous for the former ruling party unless its leaders unite and wield the big stick on characters bent on pulling down the structure. He gave the warning at a news conference at…
YALA – Mrs Edidiong Achadu, wife of Hon. Dr Martins Achadu, Member Representing Yala II State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA), has extended humanitarian support to pupils of Community Primary School, Item, Wanikade, North Ukelle, Yala Local Government Area. During the outreach, Mrs Achadu distributed new school uniforms, sandals, socks,…
By James Odunayo A compilation of states’ budgets approved by each governor after scrutiny from their respective state Houses of Assembly has shown that N25.49 trillion would be spent by 34 states, excluding the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As of the time of gathering this data by RipplesMetrics, only two states, Plateau and Kwara, are…
Former US Senator, Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, following his conviction on bribery and corruption charges. Last July, a jury found Menendez guilty on 16 counts for accepting gifts, including gold bars, cash, and a Mercedes-Benz, in exchange for helping foreign governments. Prosecutors were seeking at least a 15-year sentence,…
TEXAS – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for an immediate investigation into allegations that an Irving Independent School District (ISD) administrator advised a parent on circumventing state law to allow a male student to compete in girls’ sports. The administrator, Reny Lizardo, Executive Director of Campus Operations for Irving ISD, was allegedly caught on…
CALABAR – In a bold move to enhance the welfare of civil servants after retirement, Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has launched the Retiree Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDI). The programme, introduced in collaboration with the Cross River State Medium Micro-Enterprise Development Agency (MEDA) and other strategic partners, aims to equip retiring and…
