By CrossRiverWatch Admin The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured that the Senate will participate fully in the burial of former President of the Senate, Dr. Joseph Wayas. Akpabio gave the assurance when a delegation of leaders from Cross River State, led by former Justice Minister, Chief Kanu Agabi, paid him a courtesy
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has expressed sadness over the sudden death of Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, who until his passing, was Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army. Describing the death of Lagbaja as a great loss to the Nigerian Army, the military, and
By Godwin Ajom The Nigerian Senate has commenced deliberations on a significant new bill that seeks to enhance professionalism within the petroleum and gas engineering sector in the country. Through a Bill sponsored by Senator Eteng Williams of Cross River Central, the bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Establish the Chartered Institute of
By SaharaReporters The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, overturning his 2019 conviction for false asset declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Justice Onnoghen, who was convicted on April 18, 2019, by the tribunal led by Umar Yakubu Danladi,
By Patrick Obia Three years after the demise of the former Senate President of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Wayas, and his corpse deposited at London Hospital, the United Kingdom, and three months after his body touched down, Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, all is set to commit his remains to mother earth. According to ‘Who is
By Godwin Ajom In line with the long awaited cabinet reshuffle by the president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, Dr Betta Edu, former Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has been replaced with Dr. Nentanwe Yilwatda, as the new head of the ministry while John Owan Enoh has been redeployed as Minister for State, Industry,
Congratulations to Nigeria and Nigerians today as we celebrate the 64th anniversary of our independence from the British crown. According to many credible sources listed at the end of this article, electricity generation in Nigeria began in the Lagos province in 1886, with the use of generators to provide 60kW of electricity to light up
By Glory Odey The Public Complaints Commission has appointed Barrister Owa Owa as the federal commissioner The appointment was confirmed after a swearing-in ceremony held in the Senate chambers in Abuja. As a federal commissioner, Owa Owa will play a role in ensuring accountability and transparency in the Nigerian government and private institutions. The Public