President Bola Tinubu on Monday declined to receive a special delegation sent by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over ongoing xenophobic attacks targeting Nigerians in South Africa. Instead of meeting the visiting envoys directly, President Tinubu directed the South African team to engage with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye. The…
Senator Gershom Bassey, a prominent member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and immediate past representative of the Cross River Southern Senatorial District, has voiced strong optimism regarding the transformative potential of the ongoing Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project for Cross River State. Speaking during a media chat, the two-term senator urged all stakeholders to support…
By Ovat Abeng The member representing Awka North and South Federal Constituency under the political platform of Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC,in the House of Representatives, Hon Oby Lilian Orogbu, has been honoured with the Legislator of the Year Award at the 5th Edition of the Anambra Man of the Year (AMTY) Awards. The award was…
By Kelvin Obambon The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Cross River State chapter, has projected a target of at least 2.5 million votes for the state in the upcoming 2027 General Elections, citing massive grassroots mobilization and intense stakeholder collaboration. The council made the declaration during a press conference in Calabar on Saturday. Addressing journalists, State…
By Kingsley Agim Governor Bassey Edet Otu has received a major vote of confidence from the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), with the council declaring its full support for his administration as it flagged off its nationwide engagement tour from Cross River State. The endorsement came when the National President of the NYCN, Comrade…
By Ovat Abeng An All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) support group known as Anambra Patriots, has commended governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo over the appointment of it Convener, Arc. Okey Ezeobi as the State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, re-appointment of Mr Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Anambra ICT…
By Kelvin Obambon The Chairman of the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Christopher Etta, has dismissed claims that the planned demolition of properties on the State Waterboard land is a politically motivated attack on the opposition, revealing that 80 percent of the affected structures belong to members of the…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra state chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC has set up a five man Fact Finding Committee to investigate the lingering leadership crisis within the party. The Committee which was set up as part of the communique raised at a meeting in Abuja at the instance of the National Organizing…
By Ovat Abeng The lingering leadership tussle within the All Progressives Congress, APC, Anambra state chapter took a new dimension following allegations from the party leadership that some security operatives are being used to sponsor the crisis in the party. Recall that last Sunday the Hon Ifeanyi Osegbo faction of the party has gained entrance…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has inaugurated its new leadership in the state. The newly inaugurated leadership has Hon Ifeamyi Osegbo as Chairman, Engr Chidi Orji (Secretary), Hon Arinze Awogu (Treasurer), Hon Tony Ezekwelu (State Public Secretary) among others. The inauguration ceremony took place at the party Secretariat…
