By Jonathan Ugbal Three Cross Riverians were among dozens of legal practitioners who were sworn in as Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN on Monday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory after the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee, LPPC, approved their elevations. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Tanko Ashang Esq. Etukwu Onah Esq. and Ikani
By The Nation Newspaper Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has expressed optimism that a combined power generation from the two power plants built by his administration would give the State about 50 megawatts of electricity that would guarantee Calabar, the capital’s steady power supply independent of the national grid. The two power plants are
By Patrick Obia A hit-and-run driver with ride-hailing application, Bolt has knocked and left a man critically injured on Sunday afternoon in Calabar. The incident occurred along Murtala Mohammed highway by WAPI junction, the same spot China National Heavy Duty Truck Group (CNHTC) Sinotruck Howo STW10 haulage vehicle crushed to death, a woman sergeant in
By Eyo Charles (Calabar) & Jeremiah Oke (Ibadan), Daily Trust Newspaper Cross River and Oyo States are sending a total of 656 athletes and officials to the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Asaba, the capital of Delta State. The 21st edition of the sports festival is scheduled to be held from November 28 to December
By Kelechukwu Iruoma The Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is providing technical support to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) in designing and developing a regional peacebuilding infrastructure to address conflict and security issues in the Niger Delta through the Niger Delta Regional Peacebuilding Strategy (NDRPS). NDRSP will drive conflict prevention, mitigation,
By News Agency of Nigeria The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and cloudiness from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja envisaged a slight dust haze over the northern region on Friday throughout the forecast period. According to it, the North-Central region should also be
By Asare Asare, Daily Post A Reverend Father, Peter Ochang, who is the Chaplain of RCM Parish in the Alok Catholic Diocese of Ogoja in Cross River State, has been kidnapped somewhere in Nasarawa State. He, alongside several members of St. Jude Society, was traveling yesterday to Abuja for important church events when they were
By Ogar Monday President Muhammad Buhari has nominated Orok Duke, a former speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly as the member representing Cross River State in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. In a letter signed by the president and read before a senate plenary, the president appointed his Laureta Onochie, as