From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar President Goodluck Ebelle Jonathan has commissioned the multi-billion 6.8 kilometres Airport Bypass with an interchange bridge named after him in Calabar. Our correspondent learnt that the road was constructed at the cost of N6.4 billion. Speaking at a brief ceremony prior to the... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa, has expressed worry at the distribution of Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River, saying most eligible voters are yet to pick theirs. Ita-Giwa expressed her concern Wednesday in Calabar in an interaction with journalists. The PVCs... Read more
The deputy chairman, Finance Committee of the Presidential Campaign Organization, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme has urged Nigerians to vote for Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, saying a vote for PDP in the February 14, 2015 presidential election is a vote for economic growth, development and unity. Olejeme... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The resident electoral Commissioner in Cross River, Dr Okey Ezeani, has restated the Commission’s resolve to conduct a free, fair and violent-free 2015 general elections in the state. Ezeani expressed the resolve at a meeting with members of the Inter Agency Advisory Committee on Voter Education... Read more
The Leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa on Friday received Senator Fred Oboro, a chieftain of ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into its fold. Oboro, a former Senator was received by State Chairman of APC and Executives of the party as well as three Senatorial Candidates... Read more
Hundreds of Health Workers of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Bayelsa on Wednesday urged President Jonathan to suspend his re-election rallies and address protracted strike when they staged a protest over a protracted health sector strike which has grounded medical services at the facility. Medical services has been... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross River Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has charged members of the organised labour to vote massively and ensure that their votes count in the 2015 elections.They stated this in an interactive session with Sen. Bassey Otu, the LP’s flag bearer for... Read more
Nigeria’s Senate Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba Speaks On Decision To Stick With PDP In Spite of Being Short-Changed at Party Primaries In Cross River. Regional Correspondent, Diana Okon-Effiong, was at the briefing. Excerpts: You still got a lot of following in spite of your loss at the primaries.... Read more
Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) in Bayelsa has expressed shock and disbelief at a statement credited to Governor Seriake Dickson, directing TAN and support groups should leave the state. In a statement issued in Yenagoa on Saturday, and signed by Chief Nathan Egba, Director of Publicity for Bayelsa, TAN noted... Read more
Nembe Communities of Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Sunday rejected an offer of a goat and 10 bags of Rice to the Elders and People of the area by the management of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NOAC) for Christmas celebration. The offer,a Christmas gift to the host... Read more
