By Patrick Obia The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed the 2021 appropriation bill of Two Hundred and Seventy Seven Billion, Seven Hundred and Eight Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty Eight Thousand, Five Hundred and Fifty Naira (277, 708, 738,550) tagged Blush and Bliss into law. Sources in Government House Calabar say the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A senior officer of the Nigerian Navy, Navy Captain Emmanuel Owen, has cried out over the continuous torture, victimisation and oppression he is suffering in the service allegedly orchestrated by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas. Owen explained on Saturday that due to the constant harassment in the
Around 2016 or so, I wrote an article which revealed how Cross River State was on the verge of losing $26.5m World Bank assisted agric grant. At the time, because of my article, my name disappeared howbeit, expectedly from the list even though I stood a great chance of being selected. The said publication caused
By Archibong Jeremiah The tussle of who replaces late Sen. Rose Oko as Senator representing Cross River North has taken a sharp turn. The member representing Ogoja/Yala in the House of Representatives, Hon. Jarigbe Agom and SUBEB Chairman, Dr. Stephen Odey have been at loggerhead over who the cap fits. Last week Dr. Stephen Odey
By Archibong Jeremiah The late Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Abudukadir Jimoh, has been described as “a brave and courageous officer who was a central figure in the fight against kidnapping and other crimes”. Jimoh who hails from Kwara State passed on Friday as a result of COVID-19 complications. The eulogy was by the
By Sunday Aborisade, Punch Newspaper Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, swore in the winner of the Cross River Northern senatorial by-election, Dr. Stephen Odey. He could not take his oath of office on Tuesday because a Federal Court granting an order stopping his swearing-in. The legal issue appeared to have been resolved on Wednesday
By Archibong Jeremiah “The PDP constitution never said the GOVERNOR is the leader of the party in the State. The leader of the party and caucus head is the State chairman. You can check further.” The above is an assertion by the Boki Local Government Area chapter Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr.
By Henry Umoru, Vanguard Newspaper The Senate on Tuesday swore in the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bayelsa West. Also sworn in as Senators were Moses Cleopas, PDP, Bayelsa Central; Adetokunboh Abiru, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos East and Prof. Nora Dabu’t, APC, Plateau South. The oath