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
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By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has officially inaugurated the 18 local government chairmen and vice chairmen who emerged winners of the November 2 local government elections in the state. The newly elected chairmen and their vices all emerged under the flagship of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as the
Sources say the elected Council bosses may be sworn in tomorrow, Monday at the temporary Executive Council Chambers after which they will travel home and inaugurate the local legislatures.
As it is with Nigerian politicians; and in the realm of governance, it has always been commonplace to promise in poetry and deliver in prose. Promises are often mere rhetoric, lost in the labyrinth of political discourse. However, the recent actions of the Cross River State governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, mark a radical
By Godwin Ajom, Sylvia Akpan, and Mary Bassey The long-awaited November 2, 2024, local government elections in Cross River State took place and have now reached the collation stage with Governor Bassey Otu, Deputy Governor Peter Odey, Speaker of the State House of Assembly Elvert Ayambem, and other officials cast their ballots, joining residents across
By Patrick Obia Chairmen of political parties in Cross River State have signed the Peace Accord and pledged a violence-free election ahead of the November 2nd local government polls in the state. The Peace Accord was held on October 31, 2024, at the conference hall of the Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police