Author: Anietie Akpan
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Cross River Confirms Two New Cases of Mpox
Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk. By Anietie Akpan Two new cases of Mpox have been recorded in Cross River State, bringing to three the number of cases recorded so far. Recall that in August 19, 2024, the state recorded it’s first Mpox (Monkey pox) in Okoshe community in Obudu Local Government Area (LGA). The…
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Who Is Barr. Ofem Obeten Mbang?
Barr. Ofem Obeten Mbang. Barr. Ofem Obeten Bang is a Private Legal Practitioner with Ndoma-Egba , Ebri & Co, Dispute Resolution Specialist – Appointed and sworn in as Notary Public for Nigeria, Security expert, consultant, and Security resource person also an All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholder and State Coordinator of BAT PROJECT 23. The Legal…
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Militants Attack Akpabuyo, Bakassi Communities , Kill One
BY Anietie Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has raised the alarm as militants have laid incessant attacks on communities of Akpabuyo, Bakassi Local Government Areas of the state, killing one and taken over the waterways. Accordingly the House among other things called for an urgent Military Intervention following a motion of an…
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PSC Approves New CP For Abia, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Lagos
Chairman, Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd). By Dianabasi Effiong The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of four substantive Commissioners of Police for Abia, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi and Lagos State Command The appointments followed the recent promotion of some senior Police Officers by the Commission, which created vacancies in some state…
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C’River Unveils Plans For A Re-branded Trade Fair After A Decade
Cross River State Commissioner for Commerce, Dr. Abigail Duke Orok By Ita Williams, Calabar The Cross River State Commissioner for Commerce and Chairman, 2024 Trade Fair steering committee, Dr. Abigail Duke Orok has unveiled plans for the rebranded Cross River Trade Fair after 10-years. The event which is scheduled for November 15th – 26th 2024…
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Cross River Inching Closer To Hitting Projected IGR of N75 billion Next Year
Gov Bassey Otu By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government is inching closer to hitting its projected Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N75 billion by next year. Findings by Pillar Today showed that in July this year, the IGR of the state hit N6.3 billion and in August the figure progressed geometrically to N9 billion.…
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Psc Chair Warns Against Police Involvement In Land, Rent, Marital Matters
By Dianabasi Effiong Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), has warned that serving Police Officers who are found involved in civil matters such as land, rent and marital matters will henceforth be sanctioned and their promotions suspended. Argungu noted that the failure of the Police will obviously be the failure…
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Governor Otu Sympathises With His Borno Counterpart, Flood Victims
Gov. Bassey Otu (R) and his Borno State counterpart, Gov. Babagana Zulum. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has extended his deepest condolence and solidarity to his Born state counterpart, Babagana Zulum and victims of the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri, the state capital. The overflow of the primary…
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Setting The Record Straight: NUJ’s Response To Baseless Allegations
A Rejoinder We have noted with concern recent online reports alleging an ‘illegal’ extension of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) by six weeks. In a time when some non-democratic regimes seek to extend power illegitimately for years or even indefinitely, it is ironic, and almost laughable, that the…
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Shamsuddeen Usman @ 75: A Toast To A Man Of Character And Integrity
Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman OPINION By Etim Etim He is a teacher, banker, public servant and an eminent economist who served two Presidents as minister, in addition to several other high-profile positions. With all his accomplishments, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman is one of the most self-effacing and unassuming Nigerians that I know. He turns 75 on Wednesday,…
