Commissioner representing CRS on Board of the NDDC, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke. By Anietie Akpan The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has warned against the politicisation of projects as it refuted claims that the Nyanghasang community road project in Calabar, Cross River State was executed by the commission. Speaking to journalist at weekend, Commissioner representing…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Sen. Prince Bassey Otu has charged Corps members serving in the state to be job creators rather than job seekers. The Governor, gave the assurance during the 2025 Batch A stream II swearing in ceremony at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp in Obubra, Cross…
The Minister of Regional Development, Hon. Abubakar Momoh (centre) and others during the official commissioning of the NDDC projects on Friday. By Anietie Akpan The recent commissioning of select projects by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Calabar, Cross River State was not disrupted by the State Government or any State official. Reacting to…
The Assembly in session with the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem presiding. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA) has passed 30 bills into law with eight pending as it marks the end of the second legislative year. Within the period under review, the 10th Assembly also passed 83 Resolutions. Speaker…
Philip Obaji; the award winner. Nigerian journalist, Philip Obaji, has been named as one of the two winners of this year’s Knight International Journalism Award. Obaji, a Cross Riverian and a correspondent at The Daily Beast, is well known for documenting Russian atrocities in Central and West Africa. César Batiz, an investigative journalist in exile…
By Anietie Akpan As Nigeria marks June 12 as Democracy Day, the Take It Back Movement has called for a mass troop out for a peaceful march tomorrow to say #EndHardshipInNigeria. A statement on Wednesday by the South South Coordinator, “Take It Back Movement”, Jonathan Ugbal, said the peaceful protest will start by 8:00am at…