By Bakare Majeed, Premium Times The presiding officers of the National Assembly—Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, and their deputies, Barau Jibrin and Ben Kalu – were allocated N10 billion for rent and furniture in the 2024 supplementary budget of the FCT, PREMIUM TIMES investigation reveals. The budget item, titled “Renting and Furnishing of
By Frank Ulom, Converseer A newborn baby has been found dead opposite St. Peter’s Church by Isayi Road, Ijiman, Ugep in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. Converseer gathered that the baby’s lifeless body identified as male was found on Thursday, in a precarious condition, with no signs of struggle or foul play.
By Umoh Umoh, Africast Following the introduction of affordable train service under the leadership of former President Muhammadu Buhari, led by the then-Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, the federal government launched a 900 million Naira e-ticketing platform in January 2021. This platform aimed to address online ticketing challenges, ticket racketeering, and improve accountability. However, recent
By Aliyu Inuwa Mansir, Solace Base In 2020, the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA), under the leadership of its former Managing Director, Baffa Babba Dan’agundi, unveiled a policy that promised to revolutionize the commercial tricycle business in Kano. The initiative mandated all operators of Adaidaita Sahu, as the tricycles are locally known, to pay N8,000
By Godwin Otang Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, Former Governor Donald Duke, Honorable Peter Akpanke and among other dignitaries have welcomed the establishment of the Agba Jalingo Foundation for Investigative and Accountability Journalism (AJFIAJ). The dignitaries drawn from both private, and public sectors converged in Transcorp Hotel Calabar, Cross River, the venue of
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt Hon. Elvert Ayambem in his New Year message to residents in the state, has called for compassion, hope and spirit of innovation in 2025. He said the arrival of 2025 is an opportunity to reflect on the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In the exercise of his prerogative of mercy, Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has granted unconditional pardon to 45 convicts with minor offenses. The gesture is in pursuant to Section 212 (1) (a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as Amended), to “Grant any person
By Patrick Obia The Government of Cross River State, has warned residents of the State to desist from bonfires and burning of tyres during the 31’st night. This was contained in a press statement signed and made available by the Commissioner for Information in the State, Erasmus Ekpang who emphasized that the ban of tyres