Gov. Umo Eno OPINION By Etim Etim The big news of the week is that the federal government is distributing 24,000 bags of rice to each state of the federation in a desperate move to stave off mass protests nationwide planned to begin on next Thursday. On receiving its share, Akwa Ibom State government announced…
By Anietie Akpan The Federal Government’s stakeholders meeting has rejected the proposal by the Cross River state government to take over the management of the Cross River National Park (CRNP) saying, “it would be counter productive”. This position was contained in the “Report of the Stakeholders Meeting (held in Abuja, June 27, 2024) on…
By Anietie Akpan Four persons have been reported killed as pro Biafra Separatist armed groups engaged in a bloody clash with the Equatorial Guinea Forces in the Gulf of Guinea. A statement credited to the Operational Coordinator of Biafra Nations League (BnL), Henry Edet, said the separatist armed groups include, the Biafra Fighters, Dragon Fighter…
Governor Bassey Otu By Anietie Akpan Governor of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has approved the sum of N10 billion for the payment of outstanding gratuities for retired civil and public servants in the state. Present administration inherited backlog of unpaid gratuities of retirees dating back to the year 2014 and findings by…
By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed the Budget Estimates and Supplementary Appropriation bill of N 437.876 billion Earlier the State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu had proposed a budget size of N296.985 billion for 2024 bill. A press release by the Assembly’s Information Officer, Mrs Itam Offor, said the Assembly…
OPINION By Etim Etim Aliko Dangote deserves our collective support and official encouragement. I told him the day I visited his plant that he’s ‘’an authentic African hero and a real icon’’, and I meant that from the bottom of my heart. As an investor and businessman, he’s succeeded where our government has failed. He…