Author: Anietie Akpan
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Cross River Government Condemns Vandalism, Theft of Public Assets in Obudu
Gov. Bassey Otu . By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Government has issued a strong condemnation of the recent attempted theft and vandalization of public transformers in Obudu, describing the act as “reprehensible” and a direct attack on the collective resources meant for the good of all citizens. In a statement signed by the…
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NUJ CRS Council, Muslims’ Leader, Felicitate Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu
First Lady of CRS; Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council and Muslims’ Leader in the State, Alhaji Sarki Lawan Garba, have felicitated with the First Lady of the State, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu on the joyous occasion of her 61st birthday celebration. The NUJ…
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President Tinubu is Detribalised on Appointments, Spokesperson
President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong President Bola Tinubu’s Spokesperson, Dr Sunday Dare, has said that the president is detribalised on the distribution of appointments to key position in the Federal Government. He said, “It is important to state that President Bola Tinubu is a detribalised leader. His antecedents before he even became president speak…
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AfDB Partnering Cross River to Become Business Hub in West Africa, Gulf of Guinea
L-R: Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, Governor Bassey Otu, President, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and his wife at the state banquet in Calabar. By Anietie Akpan Partnering African Development Bank (AfDB), Cross River will soon become a major business hub in West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea. To actualise…
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Delivering the ARISE Agenda Takes Priority as Retreat Enters Day Three
Some participants at the retreat. By Anietie Akpan The ongoing Akwa Ibom State Executive Council Retreat in Lagos, entered Day Three on Wednesday with the ARISE Agenda in focus. Gov. Umo Eno (right) exchanging pleasantries at the retreat one of the resource persons at the retreat. With Governor Umo Eno, presiding, it featured several sessions…
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Gov. Otu Returns From Leave with “Double Dose of Energy”
Gov. Bassey Otu on Arrival at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar on Wednesday. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has returned to Calabar after a three-week annual leave, declaring that he is back with “renewed vigor and a double dose of energy” to accelerate the transformation of the state. Addressing…
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Lady Obareki Shows Love to a Family of Triplets
Lady Helen Eno Obareki with one of the triplets in the hospital. By Anietie Akpan The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, has promised continuous support to a couple that had a set of triplets recently. According to the statement from her Media Unit, Lady Obareki, on Wednesday,…
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CRHA Moves to Repeal CRS Electricity Agency Law 2007, Enacts Electricity Law 2025
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA),, on Tuesday, took the second reading of the Bill for a Law to repeal the CRS Electricity Agency Law 2007 and enact the Electricity Law 2025. The Lead Sponsor of the Bill and Leader of the 10th Assembly, Rt Hon Francis Bassey Asuquo (Odukpani…
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Efforts to Provide Safety Nets For Less Privileged Gaining Traction, Senator Ekpenyong
Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong. By Kelvin Obambon The Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong has declared that steps taken by the Federal Government to provide safety nets for the less privileged and to build a more just and inclusive society were gaining significant traction. He told the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) that…
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Gov. Eno Bags Governor of the Year Award, Says It’s a Challenge For More Work
Gov. Umo Eno (right), receiving the award from his Deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi. By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has bagged the Leadership Newspaper Governor of the Year award saying, it’s a challenge for more work. Consequently, Governor Eno in a press release from his Media Unit on Tuesday, charged…
