By Channels Television Listen To The Report The Ministry of Aviation has appealed to local airline operators in Nigeria to reconsider their decision to shut down operations over the rising cost of aviation fuel. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Honorable Minister on Public Affairs, James Odaudu, on
By Lawani Mikairu, Vanguard Newspaper Listen To The Report Nigerian airline operators have issued a notice that with effect from Monday, 9th May, they will shut down their operations due to the high cost of aviation fuel which has hit 700 naira per liter. A statement issued and signed by Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, President,
By Emma Una, Vanguard News Nigeria Listen To The Report Police in Cross River have arrested twenty-three people suspected to be members of the Mass Movement for the Actualisation for Biafra, MASSOB. The arrest took place in Ikom Local Government Area of the State when the Police swooped on some of them at a watch
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade has facilitated with muslim faithfuls as they celebrate the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan. Sen. Ayade took to his official Facebook page to call for unity among muslims and non-muslim faithfuls as they mark the Eid-El Fitri. He
By Yusuf Alli, The Nation Newspaper Listen To The Report The High Court lacks the powers to order the deletion of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022, the National Assembly has told the Court of Appeal. It urged the appellate court to order the retention of the section, adding that Justice Evelyn Anyadike of
By Shola Oshunkeye, The Crest Listen To The Report Over 463 houses in three Local Government Areas in Cross River have been destroyed by windstorms, out of the 1,326 households worst affected by the effects of the windstorm. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the affected Local Government Areas were; Obudu, Yala, and
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in a Cross Riverian, Mrs. Anne Otelafu Odey, and four others as Commissioners of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission, ICPC. The swearing-in happened shortly before the commencement of the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council meeting at the
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Federal Government of Nigeria has said the current blackout greeting Cross River State and some parts of the country is a result of “an act of vandalism at the Odukpani – Ikot Ekpene 330KV double circuit transmission line resulting in a sudden loss of about 400MW.” A