By Godwin Ajom The Cross State House of Assembly, has approved the appointment of His Royal Majesty, Ovai Solomon Osim Edward, the Paramount Ruler of Abi Local Government Area, as the new Chairman, State Traditional Rulers Council. The House confirmed the Royal father’s new role, during plenary following deliberation on a correspondence forwarded to it
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has appointed the Paramount Ruler of Abi Local Government Area, His Royal Majesty Ovai (Elder) Solomon Osim Edward JP, as the new State Council of Chiefs Chairman. HRM, Ovai Solomon will replace the former chairman, the Paramount of Bakassi HRH,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has dismissed the Chairman of the State Traditional Rulers Council, His Royal Majesty, Etinyin Okon Edet, on Tuesday. The dismissal was due to Edet’s tenure extending from the designated 2 years to an unapproved 10 years. This decision was reached unanimously by the House in
By Godwin Otang The recent position of the Government of Cross River State led by Senator Bassey Otu, on the crisis rocking the Obongship of Calabar, has left the Etuboms more divided as the aggrieved faction disagrees with the government’s position on the tenability of the waiver argument. The State Government on November 7, 2023,
By Veronica Utsu and Everest Prince The traditional rulers in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State have pledged their support for the National Youth Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN) Ikom chapter. The pledge was made on Saturday 9th September 2023 when the leadership of NYAN paid a visit to the Ikom Traditional Rulers Council.
By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Tension and fear have gripped residents of Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, as kidnappers seem to have invaded the metropolis, following the abduction of an undergraduate of Arthur Jarvis University and nine others in the last three weeks. This is happening even as Operation Akpakwu, the state’s
Listen To The Article The Cross River State Traditional Rulers Law which is readily online and can be accessed by anyone that has data on the phone, in Section 30 sub 3, clearly forbids monarchs in our State from participating actively in a political activity. They all know the law. Prof. Itam attended an elders
By Monday Ogar and Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Article The Cross River Traditional Rulers Council have thrown their weight behind the fight against ritual killings and witchcraft branding, killing, and abandonment. The traditional rulers in a statement issued recently under the aegis of the Cross River Initiative for Peace, Conflict Resolution and Empowerment, an