By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu on Monday dismissed a suit seeking the replacement of Senator Bassey Otu with Senator John Owan-Enoh as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the 2023 general elections. Senator Owan-Enoh on June 8, 2022, filed an
Twenty-nine-old Victor Adung, who is searching for his mother from whom he was separated since he was an infant, tells OPEYEMI ADEFEMI of Punch Newspaper what he has been through. Please tell us about yourself. My name is Victor Adung. I am from Cross River State. I am 29 years old. I just graduated from the Federal
By Asare Asare, Daily Post A new Commissioner of Police has been posted to Cross River State. He is CP Sule Balarabe from Kano State. He is replacing former CP, Aminu Alhassan. Before his promotion to Commissioner, Balarabe was Deputy Commissioner of Police at the Department of Operations, in Kano State. Balarabe was appointed Sarkin
By Marcus Fatunmole, The ICIR President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Ministry of Health to track the utilization of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The President gave the order during the week at a two-day Ministerial retreat in Abuja through a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Johnson Alalibo, on Friday, said the State had received the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System for use in the 2023 general elections. Alalibo also said other non-sensitive materials, like the voting cubicles, were expected to be delivered to the State. The Head of
By Jonathan Ugbal Civic Space actors in Delta State in the Niger Delta region have hailed the accreditation of the Warri Custodial Centre as a centre for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE, by the West African Examination Council, WAEC. The custodial centre, located along Okere road in Warri South Local Government Area, is commonly
By Jonathan Ugbal The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA on Wednesday called for the reallocation of about 90 percent of the N11.92 billion estimated for food and foreign trips of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to aid victims of floods and support farmers in the country. Several States in Nigeria including
By Ogar Monday A fast-rising musical prodigy, Challex D Boss will be in California State, United States of America on the 4th of November, the music star has announced on his Facebook page. Challex who is proving himself to be one of Cross River State’s musical exports will be performing at the “Angeza Live Show”