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Cross River Assembly Ends 2nd Legislative Year With 30 Bills Passed, 83 Resolutions

By Sylvia Akpan The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, on Friday, presented a comprehensive report card of the 10th Assembly as it concluded its second legislative year, with over 30 Bills passed and 83 resolutions. The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Matthew Okache, disclosed this. Delivering

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Constitution Ignorance Is The Problem Of Democracy – Federal Government

By Kelvin Ololo The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has said that ignorance of the Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution (as Amended) is the problem of democracy. The Minister made the assertion while speaking as a keynote speaker alongside the speaker House of Representative, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas in a

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Inadequate Manpower, Death Increase In Cross River State Hospitals Frighten Lawmakers

By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The State House of Assembly, has called on the State government, through the Ministry of Health to urgently deploy medical doctors as well as additional health professionals to General Hospital in Obubra Local Government Area. The Lawmakers deliberated on the urgent need to employ more Doctors and other

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Lawmakers Frown At Ita Giwa, Obono-Obla, Others Agitation To Delist Bakassi From Nigeria’s 774 LGAs

By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State 10th Assembly has kicked against a petition sent to President Bola Tinubu by a group identified as the Indigenous Displaced People of Bakassi, communities urging the federal government to remove Bakassi from the 774 local government areas in the country. According to Bakassi Joint

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Human Trafficking Remains Significant Challenge In Cross River – Cross River Assembly Cries, As Bill Passes 2nd Reading

By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State 10th House of Assembly has decided to take major step to curb human trafficking in the state. The Bill, “Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Bill, 2025,” is sponsored by Hon. Brian Odey Yala 1 State Constituency, seeks to provide a strong legal framework to prevent

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Cross River Lawmakers Seek Immediate Intervention On Ugboro-Abuochiche-Gakem Road

By Sylvia Akpan And Favour William Cross River Lawmakers have called on the state government through the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to carry out intervention works on the Ugboro-Abuochiche-Gakem road in Bekwarra Local Government Area of the state. The Lawmakers maintained that the intervention works will greatly ameliorate the sufferings of commuters on that

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Ex-Senate President, Wayas, Yet To Be Buried 16 Months After Death, Lawmakers Cry Out

By Godwin Otang, Tribune Newspaper It is 16 months already, a year and 4 months after the death of Nigeria’s ex-Senate President Joseph Wayas, whose burial is still pending, over alleged logistic and financial setbacks, Nigerian Tribune reports. Although many have expressed worry over the delay in conducting the burial of the former Senate President,

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Cross River APC Appeals High Court Judgment Sacking 20 Lawmakers, Files Motion For Stay Of Execution

By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River has appealed against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja that sacked 20 lawmakers in the State. Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser Media, and Publicity to the Governor disclosed this in a statement made available to our newsroom. Also,

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