UNGA 78: President Tinubu, Edu Seek Partnership, Durable Solutions From UN On Humanitarian Crises In Nigeria

President Ahmed Bola Tinubu (centre), with the Honourable Minister For Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu (4th R) and others at the UNGA 78th Side Line event in New York,Thursday. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the  Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu have...

Otu Woos American Investors To Set Up ICT Hubs In Cross River

Gov. Bassey Otu and the Silicon Valley Product Group Team Lead, Mr. Christian Idiodi Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has charged info tech investors from the United States to take advantage of the large pool of young and active population to establish ICT hubs in the state. The Chief...

Planned Sale Of Cross River Community Forest Is Scam, Groups Insist

Prince Odey Oyama The planned sale of parts of Effi community land in Okuni, Ikom Local Government of Cross River state to some unknown Chinese nationals has been described as a scam. The Effi Peoples' Action Forum (EPAF) and the Rainforest Resources and Development Centre ...

The Plot Against Senator Akpabio

OPINION By Etim Etim Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio I had always suspected that it would be a matter of time before some forces move against Senator Godswill Akpabio. He occupies the most unstable political position in the country. There have been...

Clergy Lauds Gov Otu over Ofem’s Appointment as Auditor General

By Magnus Effiong The General Overseer of the Castle of Grace Deliverance Ministries, Apostle Ekapong Ofem, has commended Governor Bassey Otu for appointing Doctor Oden Eni Ofem as Auditor-General for local government in Cross River State. In a statement made available to reporters in Calabar, Friday, Apostle Ofem said the appointment was a...

TETFund: Gov. Otu Seeks More Funding For Cross River  

Gov. Bassey Otu (R) and the Chairman of the House Committee on TETFund, Hon. Zakaria Nyampa, Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has called for more funding of tertiary institutions in the state by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). A press release by his...

Betta Edu Celebrates  Nigerian First Lady, Sen Oluremi Tinubu At 63

Nigerian First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,  Dr.  Betta Edu has felicitated with the Nigerian First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 63rd birthday. In a congratulatory message on Thursday, signed by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,...

Dispense Efficient, Fair, Inclusive, Responsive Legal System To All, Gov Otu

Gov. Bassey Otu The state governor, Senator Bassey Otu who gave the charge on Monday at the official opening of the 2023/2024 Legal Year held at St. Bernard Catholic Church, Marian Hill, Calabar to mark the commencement of legal activities in the state, said the legal year affords the judiciary the opportunity to...

NNS NIGERIA SHIP TRAGEDY (NPA Wharf tragedy, Calabar, 1972)

Otuekong Orok Otu Duke By Orok Otu Duke This Nigeria Navy ship was utilizedIn the liberation of Calabar in 1967And had returned to say thank you.In excitement and celebration,NNS Nigeria was anchored at NPA quay,To enable the public to visit and appreciate.NPA quays lie within Anansa’s...

FG To Set Up Resettlement City For 22,000 IDPs In Niger State,  Dr Edu

Poised to touch the less privileged, the Federal Government will soon set up  a resettlement city for 22,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Niger state. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Betta Edu gave the assurance on Friday during her one day working visit to Niger state saying President Bola Ahmed...