Browsing: Cross River

Ene made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Wednesday.

They made the call on Thursday at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) women group event, with the theme: “Stop! Don’t Pawn the Girl -Child” in Lagos.

A release signed by the Zone’s Public Relations Officer, Nelson Okpabi, said Gomna succeeded Zaki Ahmed.

Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Calabar, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Betta Edu said it became alert following the news of outbreaks in some states in the country.

In the match played inside Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, Bayelsa Queens reached the competition quarterfinals with the victory.

It also apprehended 25 other suspects for various offences committed in the state.

The defection was announced on Tuesday by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.

His resignation was contained in a letter titled, ‘Letter of Resignation,’ dated June 14, 2021, which he addressed to the state Governor, Ben Ayade.

The government’s claims came by way of a media attack on Onor, barely 24 hours after the senator expressed concerns over what he called the disappointing performance of the governor, six years after the people brought him to  power.

Ayade said this while addressing the youths under the aegis of Coalition of APC Support Groups who held a rally to welcome him to the party at the governor’s office in Calabar.

Ndoma-Egba said he never granted any press interview to react to Ayade’s defection other than the statement he personally signed to congratulate and welcome the governor to the party.

Vanguard gathered that the building popularly known as the PDP Secretariat was condoned off by heavily armed security operatives while the workers continued their painting of the building.

Bassey told the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview on Thursday in Calabar that the governor’s move has crippled the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.

“We arrested 50 illegally armed herdsmen and realised that some of them are into cattle rustling and kidnapping,’’ Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Audi, said on Wednesday in Abuja

A cross section of those interviewed by the News Agency of Nigeria across the zone, said life pension for former governors and their deputies was an aberration that must be condemned.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja,  the group led by James Ikem alleged that Governor Ben is making move to arm-twist the leadership of the Senate to ignore the recent judgment of the Supreme court which recognised Hon. Jarigbe as the PDP candidate for the December 5th  by election for Cross Rivers North.

The two communities have been at each other’s jugular over control of a piece of land for the past 30 years, leading to loss of lives and property at both ends.

The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Justice Ikpeme was sworn in on Monday as the substantive CJ of Cross River State 10 months after she was rejected by the State House of Assembly.

The swearing-in which took place in Calabar, followed the confirmation of the nomination of Ikpeme by the Cross River House of Assembly on Thursday, Jan. 28.

The government also destroyed a brothel for allegedly housing underage persons for prostitution.