Convener, ADC Coalition Movement in Cross River State, Mr. Austine Ibok. By Anietie Akpan An opposition party in Cross River state, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has thrown its weight behind Governor Bassey Otu of the state in the struggle to reclaim disputed 76 oil wells and other assets of the state. A statement by…
Gov. Umo Eno speaking at the occasion. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom state government has unveiled plans to ensure that a new rural water system is established in each of the 369 Wards of the state. Accordingly, the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has directed the Ministry for Water Resources and Sanitation and the Akwa…
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, OFR, CON, SAN. By Victor Ndoma-Egba My attention has been drawn to recent attempts by certain individuals to deliberately misrepresent my contributions on the floor of the 6th Senate concerning the Bakassi Peninsula and the consequential loss of the 76 oil wells by Cross River State. These misrepresentations, achieved through selective quotation…
Sen. John Udoedehe By Dianabasi Effiong Sen. John Udoedehe, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former interim national Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday tasked Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom to resist alleged moves to cede the long-settled 76 disputed oil wells to Cross River. The former Minister…
By Ita Williams, Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that Mr. Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla was kidnapped or taken by unknown persons in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of the state. The Command clarified that the claims are misleading and do not reflect the true circumstances surrounding…
Senator Florence Ita-Giwa By Anietie Akpan Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has paid a glowing tribute to former Senator Florence Ita-Giwa on the occasion of her 80th birthday, describing her as “a lighthouse upon our political shore and a matriarch whose courage has shaped the destiny of our people.” In a richly…