Cross River State governor, Bassey Edet Otu, has presented a total budget outlay of ?780.59 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to the CRS House of Assembly, describing it as a “Budget of Inclusive Growth” designed to consolidate on the gains of his administration’s People First philosophy. “I approached the task with a profound sense…
By Linus Obogo At a time when hope has sunk to the nadir of despair, calls for empathy and sensitivity in governance could not be more strident and deafening, and as the clamour for equitable governance echoes across states, Governor Bassey Edet Otu could not have sprung forth as the melodious voice of renewal and…
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The Police Officers’ Wives Association, POWA, Cross River State Chapter, has sought the support and partnership of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Florence Banku Obion empowerment initiatives for women in the state. Wife of the Cross River State Police Commissioner, Lynda Afegbua, stated this when she led members of the association on…
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The family of Moses Mba, 21, allegedly shot and killed by aides attached to the governor’s residence in Calabar, is demanding N950 million for the alleged killing and has filed a suit at Federal High Court in Calabar. Stephen Mba, father of the deceased, in suit no. FHC/CA/FHR/79/2025 filed in the court by O. R….
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Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, says he left the embattled People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, because Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu “is doing well”. Jarigbe who spoke shortly after he was led by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, in company of fellow decampee, Samaila Dahuwa…
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By Anthony Bisong Attah For more than a decade, Mike Irom Etaba, a three-term member of the House of Representatives ‘representing’ Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency has embodied incompetence, disappointment, and a total disaster for the Federal Constituency. He represents a system where the people elect a voice only to be abandoned by it. In Obubra and…
