By Patrick Obia From the Millicent filling station around Effio-ette, the appalling condition of Calabar-Oban-Ekang Road becomes more apparent as commuters and motorists dread passing the road. The federal government through the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, with its objective of improving transportation infrastructure and restoring the nation’s road network, approved NGN169 billion for
By Archibong Jeremiah A protest is currently ongoing in Calabar, the Cross River capital over the appointment of Asu Okang as the Commissioner representing the State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). President Bola Tinubu yesterday approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team for the NDDC, Presidential spokesman,
By Emma Una The 2023 Election Petitions Tribunal for Cross River North Senate petition, EPT/CR/SEN/02/2023 brought before it by Senator Ben Ayade against the election of Senator Jarigbe Agom on Thursday reserved judgment on a date to be communicated to all the parties in the matter. This is sequel to the conclusion of proceedings on
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu earlier today, swore in 31 Commissioners, and charged them to execute their duties with a sense of responsibility and diligence. The event which was conducted at Dan Archibong Lodge had 7 women and 24 men as Commissioners totalling
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu is set to swear in the Commissioner designates. This was contained in a memo signed by Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, dated August 15, 2023 with reference number GO/PRESS/012/VOL.II/229. It reads in part “The Cross
By Our Reporter The Cross River State House of Assembly has successfully screened and confirmed Mr. Oden Ewa as Commissioner, marking the conclusion of the comprehensive evaluation process initiated by the House a week ago. The Assembly had on August 1, 2023 screened and confirmed 24 out of the 26 Commissioner nominees sent in by
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 Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Sen. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has tendered 1,531 exhibits and presented 33 witnesses to defend his electoral victory at the Saturday, February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Jarigbe, represented by his legal team, headed by Mba Ukweni,