By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Forestry Commission has issued a stern directive to timber dealers across the state, ordering the immediate evacuation of all timber illegally dumped along roadsides. In a move aimed at restoring order to the state’s forestry sector, the Commission has provided a two-week grace period for dealers to move…
Following media smear campaigns against Obudu, Bekwarra and Obanliku Federal Constituency producing the next Senator of Cross River North, Emmanuel Olayi has appealed to Governor Bassey Otu to endure that the principle of equity is upheld. Olayi made the appeal during a meeting with the governor at the Government House, Calabar. He disclosed that the…
By Ovat Abeng The African Democratic Congress ADC Presidential hopeful, Mr Peter Obi, the serving member representing Idemili North and South Federal Constituency, Hon Uchenna Harris Okonkwo, National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, Barrister Sly Ezeokenwa and the Managing Director of Janksmay Global Services, Engr Ifeamyi Michael Onwuachu, has empowered no less…
The Federal Government has approved the implementation of the 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures, FPM, introducing sweeping changes to import tariffs aimed at stimulating growth across key sectors of the economy. The approval was conveyed in a document dated April 1, 2026, and signed by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun. The new policy replaces the…
By Ovat Abeng The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has conducted state congresses in Anambra State, electing new executive committees through consensus arrangements amid declarations of unity and party consolidation. The congress held, on Saturday, at the Kyrie Events Centre, Awka, saw the emergence of a new State Executive Committee through the affirmation of Christopher Nwosu,…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Government, has debunked a publication making the round that a structure collapse at the new Government House, describing the claims as false and misleading. It was gathered that a report trending online said a structure within the new Government House collapsed following a heavy rainstorm on Thursday, April 9,…
By Ovat Abeng The Chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, (IPMAN), Enugu Depot Community, Hon Chinedu Anyaso, has promised to lobby the National Assembly and its executive to ensure Nnewi, the Industrial city of Anambra State is granted a special status to revive it dying economic, if elected to represent the good people…
By Ovat Abeng Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Seahorse Lubricant Industries Limited, Chief Ebuka Onunkwo, has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 Anambra South Senatorial District Election on the platform of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). The declaration ceremony took place at the Headquarters of Ekwisigo Local Government Area of the State,…
The Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has called on indigenes of the state currently training at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, to embody the highest standards of discipline, integrity, and professionalism. The Governor gave this charge during a meeting in Calabar with the students, who were represented…
The Cross River State representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, PhD has sent a warm and hearty congratulatory message to the First Lady of Cross River State, Her Excellency, Bishop (Mrs.) Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, on the occasion of her birthday. In a statement on…
