Ebonyi community leaders, lawmaker bicker over NSCDC/police clash
Stakeholders in Ebonyi mining sector, community leaders and a federal lawmaker in the state., Hon. Nkemkanma Kama are bickering over the clash between officers of the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) and the police which led to the death of one police officer . The clash which occurred in a mining pit in Amaeze community, Ivo…
Omga007Gov Otu Boosts Nursing Colleges with New 32-Seater Buses
By Edem Ekpo Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State, on Wednesday, presented 32-seater buses, one each, to the Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences in Itigidi, Calabar, and Ogoja, a move he described as part of his administration’s investment in preventive health and training of the next generation of healthcare professionals. The presentation, which…
Worldwide Technologies Limited Honoured With Civil Society Plaque of Honour For Transparency and Public Accountability
Tuesday, 2nd September 2025 marked a remarkable day in Nigeria’s corporate landscape as Worldwide Technologies Limited received the prestigious Civil Society Plaque of Honour for Transparency and Public Accountability. The award was presented by the National Civil Society Coalition on Transparency and Public Accountability (NCSCTPA), under the leadership of the Centre for Leadership and Creative…
Pressure Mounts on Wale Edun, Accountant -General to Resign Over Unpaid 2024 Contracts
The Coalition for Equity and Accountability in Public Finance (CEAPF) has demanded the immediate resignation of Finance Minister Wale Edun and Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, the Accountant-General of the Federation, accusing both of failing to pay contractors for projects duly captured in the 2024 budget and fully executed by local firms. In a statement on Wednesday…
SSDC Partners NPHCDA to Transform Primary Healthcare in South-South
By Edem Ekpo The South-South Development Commission (SSDC) has struck a strategic partnership with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to scale up healthcare delivery and strengthen outcomes across the Niger Delta region. The collaboration was formalized in Abuja when SSDC Managing Director, Ms. Usoro Akpabio, paid a courtesy visit to the Executive…
Crisis Rocks Cross River PDP as Southern Caucus Rejects Vena’s Second Term Bid
By Edem Ekpo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has been thrown into fresh turmoil following sharp divisions over the tenure of its State Working Committee (SWC) led by Barr. Venatius Ikem. While the State Caucus, in a communiqué issued after its Abuja meeting of August 31, 2025, endorsed Ikem and his…
C’River South PDP Caucus Rejects Ikem-Led Tenure Extension, Sets Agenda for Sept. 27 Congress
By Edem Ekpo The Southern Senatorial District Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has rejected moves by a faction of the party to extend the tenure of the Barr. Venatius Ikem-led State Executive Committee. Rising from a well-attended meeting held on Tuesday at AdSuit Hotel, Calabar, and presided over by…
Ebonyi to Recover NLNG Dividends, Oil Revenues from 1999, Approves Major Projects in Health, Culture, Infrastructure
Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara The Ebonyi State Government has set machinery in motion to recover its share of dividends from the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and other unremitted oil revenues dating back to 1999. This was disclosed on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Barr. Chief Ikeuwa Omebeh, while briefing…