By Kehinde Akintola, Tribune The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has unveiled plans to establish humanitarian hubs in all 774 Local Government Areas in the country. According to her, the humanitarian hubs are a long-term goal towards eradicating poverty in Nigeria. The hubs, she explained, will accommodate homegrown commodities, which
This life remains a mystery and no one can lay claim to knowing all, except God. But every culture has developed an acceptable method of societal organization that suits their nuances and attempts to settle their incongruities. Where I come from, in Obudu, “uñwå ushîé”, meaning (a child from the mother’s village), can never be
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Senate this evening confirmed the appointments of the two ministerial nominees from Cross River State, Sen. John Owan-Enoh and Dr. Betta Edu. The duo were among the 28 nominated by President Bola Tinubu on July 27, 2023. Following their nominations, both were screened by the Senate on different days. While
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has applauded President Bola Tinubu on the nomination of two Cross Riverians – Dr. Betta Edu and Senator Owan Enoh as Ministers, saying “the nation will be proud of them”. The Governor who took to his social media handle,
By Vanguard Newspaper Thirty-six State Women Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) including that of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have passed a vote of confidence on the APC National Woman Leader, Dr. Betta Edu. The confidence vote was passed during a visit by Edu to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,
By Ogar Monday Claim: The APC Women Leader, Dr. Betta in a recent interview, claimed that the Labour Party has no governorship candidate in Cross River State, and that her party, the APC had won all House Representatives seat in the State except in the Northern Senatorial District. Verdict: Misleading. The Labour Party’s governorship candidate
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, and the Office of the National Women’s Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, headed by Dr. Betta Edu, during the weekend hosted about 700 APC female aspirants for different offices in the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade has said the decision of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court to uphold his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) showed that the judiciary stood “firm on the tabernacle of truth.” The PDP had