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…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has said it will charge popular cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye aka Bobrisky, to court over abuse of the Nigerian naira notes. This is coming in after the operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of Commission, commenced an investigation into Bobrisky’s alleged spraying of naira notes on different occasions….
By Isaac Aqua Indigenes of Ogoja Local Government in Cross River State Northern Senatorial District where Super Eagle’s striker, Tarem Moffi, hails from have expressed appreciation to the OGC Nice forward for an elaborate medical records he bankrolled in his local community. The outreach, organised by Moffi in honour of his late grandfather, Chief Alada…
Kingmakers and traditional chiefs in the Ife North Local Government area of Osun State have pledged not to consult Ifa oracles or deities when choosing the new Olumoro of Moro, as the selection process is about to begin. Newsmen at the palace on Wednesday were informed by the Moro council of chiefs and Kingmakers, headed…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC declared on Wednesday that its customers’ electricity rates would now be N255 per kilowatt instead of N66. Musliu Oseni, the Vice Chairman of NERC, revealed the 241% increase during a press briefing in Abuja. He clarified that the increase will affect Band A consumers who receive 20 hours of…
…To commission facility as part of administration’s first anniversary strides Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, on Monday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the upgrade of the Primary Health Centre in Ikom to a full fledged General Hospital. Performing the groundbreaking at the site in Ikom, Governor Otu, who was represented by the State…
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 University of Calabar, UNICAL has appointed Dr Ikutal Ajigo as its Quality Assurance Deputy Director. The approval, according to a letter signed by the Registrar of the University, Gabriel Egbe, was approved by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi. According to Egbe, the appointment is for two years for the first instance, with effect from…
About eight months ago, when President Bola Tinubu assigned portfolios to members of his cabinet, a few surprises sprung up. One such surprise was the deployment of Sen. John Owan-Enoh, JOE, an experienced lawmaker to head the newly created Ministry of Sports Development. In his twenty years sojourn in the legislative arm of government, which…
