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
By Patrick Obia Akrabah, Akwurinyin, and Abukpem are three of the thirteen political wards which make up Gakem in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State. It is about five kilometers from the Local Government capital – Abuochiche, 30 Kilometers from Vandeikya Local Government of Benue State, and shares boundaries with neighboring Yala in
By Jonathan Ugbal President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the interim administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Effiong Okon Akwa, from his post with effect from today, 20 October 2022, says a statement issued by the Director, Press in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Patricia Deworitshe. The statement, titled; “NDDC Sole Administrator
Just like Odupkani, health centres in Akpabuyo local government in Cross River State have been abandoned after construction. Kehinde Ogunyale reports how this has affected the community’s healthcare. Every two months, Etim Ekpenyong, a businessman and farmer, earmarks N20,000 for the clinical and medical needs of his aged father. The father, Etinyin Ekpenyong, 93, is the clan
The Ifako Okoyong community, like several others in Cross River State, is littered with water scheme projects but the people are unable to access potable water for years.. Kehinde Ogunyale reports. Mary Ekpang goes through frustration in search of water every day. She treks several kilometers to a local stream for drinking and cooking water. She relies
In the news today: Organized Labor Disown Cross River Labor Party, Chairman. Labor Party Chairman Alleges Destabilization Plan. Ex Guber Aspirant, Patrick Okomiso Dumps APC For Labor Party. NGO Provides Free Eye Health Services For Inmates In Calabar Prison. Northern Groups Tackle Osinbajo Over Planned Sale Of Calabar Power Plant, Four Others. HOMEF Boss, Nnimo
By Henry Umoru, Vanguard News Nigeria The Senate has summoned the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, over contracts scam put at N100 billion. Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo State-led Senate Committee on Public Accounts that is probing the NDDC, said it will personalize any refund that would be traceable to
By Henry Umoru, Vanguard News Nigeria The Senate has raised the alarm on how the management of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) paid retired generals for regional security surveillance of the agency’s projects without evidence of service delivery. The Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo South led Senate Committee on Public Accounts uncovered