By Ovat Abeng The Federal Government has postponed the reopening of the First Niger Bridge indefinitely, saying motorists will not be allowed back on the critical Anambra–Delta link until major structural rehabilitation works are completed. Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, disclosed this on Wednesday at the Onitsha Bridge Head after inspecting the ongoing rehabilitation…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS), has commence it enforcement actions against non-compliant taxpayers in the state. The Executive Chairman of AIRS, Mr Ikeazor Okonkwo disclosed this while briefing journalists at the AIRS headquarters in Awka on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026. Okonkwo said the enforcement exercise is to inform those who…
A Nigerian cleric wanted by Cameroonian authorities has gone into hiding after a mummified body was discovered buried beneath a concrete slab at a property linked to his church in Yaoundé. Cameroon Tribune reports on Tuesday that the body was found on September 19 at about 9am by officers of the Nkoabang Special Police Station…
By Kelvin Obambon The National Patriotic Front for Tinubu (NPFFT) has raised concerns over the reported exclusion of Cross River State indigenes from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission’s (NUPRC) 2026 promotion exercise. Addressing a world press conference in Calabar on Tuesday, the pro-Tinubu political group revealed that despite promoting 106 staff members across four…
Nigerian drug dealer Tony Obina has reportedly been recaptured after escaping from the Kakata Central Prison in Margibi County, Liberia. Obina was among inmates who reportedly fled the correctional facility on Sunday following a jailbreak confirmed by Liberia’s Ministry of Justice. West Trybe News Media also shared a video showing Obina and another man being…
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Affairs, Mr. Nsa Gill, has introduced a social reorientation campaign, “Do the Right Thing,” aimed at promoting ethical conduct, civic responsibility and good citizenship among residents of Cross River State. The initiative, which has received the approval of Governor Bassey Edet Otu, was presented by Gill on…
By Uthman Oriyomi Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to reduce food waste and adopt more sustainable practices to help protect the environment. Mrs Tinubu made the call in a message marking the 2026 World Cleanup Day, observed on Sunday with the theme, “From Clean Plates to Clean Cities.” She said the…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra Governor’s wife and the founder of Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo Initiative, Dr Mrs Nonye Soludo, has congratulated Nigeria’s first lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 66th birthday. In a message released in Awka, on Monday, September 21st, 2026, by her media aide, Daniel Ezeigwe, Mrs Soludo described Senator Tinubu as…
The Cross River State representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke Ph.D, has called on Cross Riverians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid and back candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing development interventions and opportunities delivered through the Federal Government and the…
…Says Her Legacy Inspires Millions of Nigerian Women The Director of Women Mobilisation, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Betta Edu, has celebrated Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, on her 66th birthday, describing her as a woman whose example has opened new conversations about the place and possibilities of women in national development. In…
