Generally, animals tend to wag their tails when they are excited and expectant. It is usually a stimulus that notifies their caregiver of their immediate expectations. Many of these tails are gleefully wagging in the advocacy for the creation of Ogoja State. A project I have remained very nonchalant, disinterested and sometimes, even irritated about.
By Patrick Obia Amid ongoing controversy surrounding the agitation of delisting Bakassi Local Government Area from the list of 774 LGAs in the country, as proposed by Senator Florence Ita Giwa and Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla during an Arise TV interview, Obono-Obla has fought back and criticized the Cross River State House of Assembly. The state
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State 10th Assembly has kicked against a petition sent to President Bola Tinubu by a group identified as the Indigenous Displaced People of Bakassi, communities urging the federal government to remove Bakassi from the 774 local government areas in the country. According to Bakassi Joint
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has commended the Nigeria Federal Government’s commitment to transforming Obudu Cattle Ranch into a major hub for livestock and dairy production in Nigeria. The governor who spoke through his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, during a courtesy visit by the
By Sylvia Akpan The people of Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, have rejected the agitation by Senator Florence Ita Giwa, Barr. Okoi Obono-Obla and others for the LGA to be delisted from Nigeria’s 774 LGAs. The group under the umbrella of Ikang Joint Assembly, chided the agitators after an interview they granted
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem in the 2025 Student Legislative Summit, has emphasized the crucial role of the students’ legislature in shaping campus policies and driving advocacy for student welfare and academic progress. Speaking in an event held at
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent In a melodrama and twist in the ongoing controversy trailing the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) distribution of Christmas palliatives in Cross River State, the Commission has refuted the claims. Cross River representative of NDDC, Honorable Orok Duke had accused the senator representing Cross River Southern senatorial district in
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The loggerheads between the Government of Cross River State and social-cultural group, Nkot Mbok has continued to garner controversy. In the latest developments, the State government has suspended the masquerade displaying group – Nkot Mbok indefinitely, saying it constitutes a security threat to the public. The government in a