By Our Reporter Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has extolled the patriotic contributions of the Armed Forces, especially those who lost their lives in the course of duty, to the sovereignty, unity, peace and stability of Nigeria. The Governor gave the commendation on Monday at the event of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day,…
By Chris Njoku A group known as Rise and Thrive Humanitarian Foundation has distributed over 570, five kilogrammes bags of fertilisers to women vegetable farmers in the Anantigha area of Calabar-South Local Government Area in Cross River State. The donation which came in the form of an outreach initiative with the theme, “a blessing to…
By Our Reporter The Chairman of the Cross River State Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Apostle Trinity Ogar, has congratulated Sen. Bassey Otu and Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, on their affirmation by the Supreme Court as the duly elected governor and deputy governor of Cross River State, respectively. The cleric, in a…
By Solomon Azu The people of Ebom Eburutu kingdom in Abi local council in Cross River State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to re-consider the allegations against suspended Minister for Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu who they described as their daughter. This appeal was contained in a communique issued after an enlarged…
By Frank Ulom Lacklustre Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday came from behind to draw The Elephants (National Thunder) of Equatorial Guinea in their opening match of the 2023 African Cup of Nations, AFCON played in Ivory Coast. Iban Edu Salvador gave Equatorial Guinea the lead in the 36th minute after meeting Jose Machin’s pass…
By Mo Isa Sequel to President Bola Tinubu’s six-week suspension of the four (4) programmes under the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA), the President on Saturday approved the establishment of a Special Presidential Panel, which will be led by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun. This…
By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Ministry of Health has notified Cross Riverians of the recent cholera outbreak at Obubra and Biase Local Government Areas of the State. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk, who made the disclosure, Friday, said Biase and Obubra are the two LGAs with confirmed cases of cholera…
By Joe Udo The Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court in Zuba, Abuja, on Friday, sentenced a dismissed inspector, Haruna Ocheni, to 30 years’ imprisonment for killing a 17-year-old boy. The police charged Ocheni with culpable homicide, not punishable by death. Delivering judgment, Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond…
By Mo Isa In his fight against corruption, President Bola Tinubu has suspended N- Power, Conditional Cash Transfer, Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programmes administered by the National Social Investment Programme Agency, NSIPA. This was revealed by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF on Friday in…
By Mo Isa Dangote Petroleum Refinery has begun the production of diesel and aviation fuel. This was disclosed by Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Friday, who thanked President Bola Tinubu for his support and encouragement, towards the actualisation of the project. The President of the Dangote Group also thanked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL,…
