By Bakare Majeed, Premium Times Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has declared that there would no longer be a petroleum subsidy regime as the current 2023 budget he glimpsed does not contain it. He stated this on Monday in his inaugural address at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The current 2023 budget has provision for the fuel
By Sylvia Akpan – Government House Correspondent, Mary Bassey – House of Assembly Correspondent, and Wisdom Okon Sen. Ben Ayade, former governor of Cross River State has handed over to Sen. Bassey Edet Otu. The former governor during his valedictory speech before handing over power to Sen. Otu at the UJ Esuene Stadium Calabar, Ayade
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A community-based group in Bakassi, the Great Cabal Organization, congratulates the newly sworn-in governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, on his election victory and swearing-in ceremony. The group in a statement signed by the Organization’s Chairman, Edet Bassey, and Secretary, Ette Effiom, said the victory of the incoming Governor of
By CrossRiverWatch Admim Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th president. Tinubu, who was declared the winner of the February 25 presidential election was sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, at Eagle Square, Abuja. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Rivers State Government on Saturday conferred honors on 194 individuals including the Senator representing Cross River North district in the National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom. While Senator Agom was among 160 individuals conferred with the Distinguished Service Star of Rivers State, (DSSRS) medal, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and his counterpart
Despite having two professors as Governor and deputy in Cross River State, Ben Ayade and Ivara Esu respectively, the education sector has not fared well. The administration has been under heavy criticism about the state of affairs in the past 8 years. The Construction and Fabrication Academy in Biase, the Polytechnic Ogoja, the British Canadian
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has made a U-Turn on its decision to restrict access to the U. J. Esuene Stadium, the venue of the inauguration of the Governor-elect, Senator Bassey Otu, and his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, slated for tomorrow, Monday by 9:00 AM. A statement issued on Sunday afternoon
I wonder how Governor Ayade feels today. I remember how he felt like eight years ago, today, 28th, May, 2015: he felt like an Emperor! A conqueror. I was invited to see him through Hon. Jerry Martins-Agba today at 10:00 AM. The appointment had earlier been fixed for the previous day but due to some