Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has assured that his administration will consolidate on the gains of his predecessors to make the state a cynosure of infrastructural development and economic prosperity. Governor Otu made the assertion, weekend, while speaking at a thanksgiving service by the Senator representing the State’s Southern Senatorial District, Asuquo Ekpenyong, held…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) have disowned the American oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) over the poor implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act in its areas of operations in the Niger Delta. NNPCL and NUPRC in response to the ongoing protests by the indigenes of…
The International Federation of Women Lawyers, (FIDA)has called on the State Government and other stakeholders to collaborate with the organization towards putting an end to Sexual and Gender Based Violence, (SGBV) including Child Early Forced Marriage, (CEFM) in Kogi State. The Country Vice President/National President of FIDA Amina Suzannah Agbaje made the call on Monday…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Benjamin Ezeukwe aged 28 for masterminding and fleecing hundreds of innocent Nigerians in an elaborate cement-price-slash scam. Benjamin was arrested on October 19, 2023 in Rumuolumeni area of Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State following weeks of intensive investigation by officers of Area A Command of…
By Michael Jegede On November 22, 2023, the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos upheld the declaration of Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu as the winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Cross River State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Otu, popularly known as Sweet Prince, was declared winner of the…
