Henry Bassey, who holds the traditional title of “Ovai Otorikang I of Ebom Eburutu”, Abi LGA, Cross River State, says he remains “unshaken in the belief that the foundation to a great future lies in education” and insists, he will continue to do his best to support young Cross Riverians, at home and abroad. Bassey…
An Abuja based legal practitioner, Max Ogar, in a public interest litigation case, has dragged the Cross River State Government before the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, challenging the state government’s directive that the Cross River State Accountant General, take over the payroll system of the 18 local government councils in the state. Ogar,…
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By Omini Oden Far from Nigeria’s shores lies one of the world’s most fragile arteries of global commerce the Strait of Hormuz. Narrow, tense, and strategically indispensable, this thin stretch of water between Iran and Oman carries nearly a fifth of the world’s oil supply. When tensions rise there, the tremors are felt in petrol…
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Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has declared, as he commenced the first leg of consultations ahead of the 2027 elections in Obanliku LGA, that “I have come to formally share my intention to seek re-election” As he commenced consultations, Jarigbe was clear that he is seeking stakeholders support and prayers,…
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His Excellency, Bassey Otu, Governor of Cross River State, has extended warm felicitations to Muslim faithful across the state and Nigeria as they join millions of believers around the world to celebrate the joyous festival of Eid al-Fitr. In a goodwill message released by his Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,…
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Cross River State governor, Bassey Edet Otu, has “…directed that any member of the State Executive Council, as well as all political appointees who intend to contest in the 2027 general elections, must resign from office on or before March 26, 2026.” Otu who gave this directive during today’s Executive Council meeting, says his directive…
