By Ovat Abeng The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Anambra State Command has arrested three suspects for vandalizing properties and building structures belonging to the State government at Onitsha. The suspects according to SC Okadigbo Edwin Head, Media and Tactical Operations NSCDC Anambra State Command who disclosed this in a statement in Awka…
By Ovat Abeng The people of Umuenu Quarters in Umuawulu Community, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, have petitioned the Anambra State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Tobechukwu Nweke SAN, over the lingering activities of land invaders and land grabbers, threatening to dispossess them of their ancestral land, homes and farms. In the…
The Cross River State Local Government Service Commission has insisted that it has the exclusive statutory mandate to recruit personnel into the Unified Local Government Service. The commission stated this on Tuesday in a clarification on the state government’s approval for the recruitment of 4,000 personnel into the Local Government Service across the 18 local…
By Kelvin Obambon Environmental rights and civil society organization, We the People (Centre for Social Studies and Development), has paid an advocacy and familiarization visit to the newly appointed Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Barr. Bassey Offiong Mensah, at his office in Calabar on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. The delegation, led by Ukeme Ekong,…
Cross River NDDC Rep, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke PhD, has commended Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s administration, stating that his leadership style has restored political stability and institutional continuity to the state. Speaking in Calabar during a media chat, the NDDC Rep explained that Governor Otu’s governance approach focuses on building upon past achievements rather than…
The National Carnival Bands Association of Trinidad and Tobago (NCBA) has held a high-level meeting that was facilitated by the former Nigeria Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and National Orientation, High Chief Edem Duke with the Nigerian High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago to explore new opportunities for cultural exchange and collaboration between Nigeria and Trinidad…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, has intensified efforts to apprehend a suspected criminal gang following the rescue of a 16-year-old boy, Favour Ayogu, who was allegedly abducted in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State and later abandoned near a security checkpoint in Onitsha. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu…
No fewer than 47 job applicants were defrauded of over N51.8 million during the cancelled 2024/2025 local government recruitment exercise in Cross River State. The Chairman of the Cross River State Local Government Service Commission, Barr. Eyo Nsa Ekpo, disclosed this during an early-morning radio programme, Let’s Talk Nigeria, on Sparkling FM. According to Ekpo,…
Police have arrested five suspects, including two women, over the alleged kidnapping and rape of a 25-year-old e-hailing driver. South African Police Service said this in a statement posted on its X handle on Sunday. “Steenberg police rescued a 25-year-old e-hailing driver after he was raped and held at ransom by two female suspects and…
By Gertrude Effiom After more than ten years without electricity, the Bakassi Local Government Area is on the verge of power restoration following a comprehensive infrastructure assessment by engineers from the Cross River State Electrification Agency. The electrification team, led by distinguished Bakassi Mainland leader AIG Chief Enene Okon (Rtd.), conducted an extensive inspection tour…
