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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan In the past 35 years about 150 innocent persons are feared to have lost their lives to series of communal clashes involving different communities in Odukpani Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State. Some of these communal conflicts include Odukpani Qua Town/New Netim in Odukpani LGA in September…