Posts tagged as: Cross Rivers

Peter Obi Reacts To Independence Day’s Obidient Rallies Across Nigeria

LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has reacted to Saturday’s rallies organised by his supporters, known as the Obidients, across the nation. The Obidients, in commemoration of the nation’s Independence Day celebration held peaceful rallies in Lagos, Bauchi, Edo and others, including London. Reacting in a statement on Sunday […]

I’ll Replace Sharing Formula With Production Formula – Peter Obi

LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), says if voted president of Nigeria, he would replace sharing formula of the monthly allocation with the production formula. Obi disclosed this in Calabar when he visited delegates of the PDP preparatory to the forthcoming party’s presidential primary on May […]

Rivers: 39-Year-Old Man Allegedly Shot Dead Over Cultural Infractions In Port-Harcourt

LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The long and on-going communal clash between Agbo  community in Cross River State and Esan community in Edo State in Nigeria  has left a 39-Years- old man dead over cultural infractions in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state.  The victim, Mr Effiong Itang was reported to have been short dead  by unknown gunmen in Port […]

Top Military Officer Who Forfeits 24 Landed Property Worth N10.9bn To FG

LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the final forfeiture of 24 landed property belonging to a top military officer. The anti-graft agency said the property valued at N10. 9bn were controlled through proxies. According to a statement on Tuesday by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, Justice N. E Maha of […]

Tension In Cross River As APC Takes Over PDP Hqtrs Secretariat

LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-There is tension and palpable fear among the political class as All Progressives Congress, APC, has taken over the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, secretariat located at 42A Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar Municipality.  This is coming barely three days after Governor Ben Ayade had defected to the ruling APC and commended his former party, […]

Obi Rejoices With Prof Florence Obi On Emergence As UNICAL’s First Female VC

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has rejoiced with Professor Florence Obi, who just broke a 45-year jinx by emerging the first female Vice-Chancellor-elect of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State, while expressing hopes that her tenure would be […]

Social Housing And The Spirit Of Jakande In Cross River

By Jerome-Mario Utomi LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice according to Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is centrally a matter of how individuals are treated, it is also possible to speak of justice for groups – for example when the state is allocating resources between different categories of citizens. Here each group is being treated as though it […]

JUST IN: Protest Rocks NDDC Over Handover, Tenure Elongation Of Present Board

LAGOS JANUARY 25T (NEWSRANGERS)-Massive protest rocked the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Friday. Protesters took to the streets with placards, dancing and singing solidarity songs. They are protesting the transfer of power to the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Mr. Mene Derek by Nsima Udo Ekere, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate for […]

Akpabio, Nigerians Commend Ayade For Setting Standard For Good Governance

LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senate leader and former Governor of Akwa ibom state, Senator Godswill Akpabio yesterday visited major projects in Cross River State, some of the projects he visited were the the Rice City, the ultra modern calabar garment factory etc. The senator who could not hold his excitement took to his facebook page to […]

Ayade Authorises Payment Of Gratuity To Cross Rivers Retirees, Donates N50m For NLC House

LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, Monday, authorised the payment of 2014 gratuity to retired civil servants in the state, even as he donated N50 million to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) for the completion of the Labour House. The governor, who was accompanied by his […]

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