By Patrick Obia The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has placed a total ban on the activities of all commercial motorcyclists within the Calabar metropolis. This was contained in a press release signed and made available by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche stating the directive is geared towards ensuring
By Godwin Otang Hon. Peter Akpanke, a member representing the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives has pledged to ensure dividends for his constituents. The first-time member, Hon. Akpanke pledged in Obudu during a needs assessment tour he embarked upon to have firsthand information about issues and challenges his constituents are facing. The
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The 10th Cross River State House of Assembly has constituted and named 22 statutory Committees and their Chairmen. In its sitting today, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Speaker of the House, Hon. Elvert Ayambem listed the names of Committee Chairmen urging them to discharge their responsibility with diligence. The
By Godwin Otang The Member representing the Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwarra Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Peter Akpanke, has taken a needs assessment tour of his constituency immediately. The lawmaker who in the course of the tour consulted with religious leaders, traditional rulers, stakeholders, youths, and opinion molders in the constituency is charting the way
By Patrick Obia And Godwin Otang The Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ); a Union housing digital media platforms in the State and the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council have lauded the Executive Governor of the State – Sen. Bassey Otu over the appointment of the
By Patrick Obia President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, and Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect. Those approved for appointment include a Cross River-born Major General, Emmanuel Akomaye Parker Undiandeye who hails from Bedia, Obudu
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has appointed Prince Edwin Okon as the Acting Executive Chairman for the State Internal Revenue Service, CRSIRS. Also, the Governor appointed Mr. Bassey Samuel Nsor as the General Manager of the State-owned media outlet, Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC. Both appointments were contained
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has visited the scene and victims of the fire incident that raided shops at Bogobiri in the prime hours of Friday afternoon, donating the sum of ten (10) million Naira to cushion the effect of the disaster. Otu while addressing