The Cross River Special Advisers Forum has congratulated the Special Adviser on Youth Mobilization, Comrade Dan Obo, on his emergence as the Vice President, South-South, of the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), describing the feat as a monumental achievement for both the state and the region. In a statement signed by the Secretary of the Forum…
The United States has imposed visa ban on individuals who have directed, authorised or supported violations of religious freedom. The restriction may also affect their immediate family members. The Department of State, in a statement on Wednesday titled ‘Combating Egregious Anti-Christian Violence in Nigeria and Globally’, said the United States was taking decisive action in…
The current Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) representative for Cross River State Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke Ph.D has reacted to the recent arrest and planned prosecution of Citizen David Effiong—popularly known for appearing as Ekpo Ibibio/Annang—by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, describing the development as a reflection of the ongoing clash between traditional…
Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa just days after a coup prevented the results of the recent election being announced. The 47-year-old, who ran as a candidate for the Party for Social Renewal, was under special protection at the Nigerian embassy, following “threats made against” him, Nigeria’s foreign minister…
The Federal Government has opened subscriptions for two tranches of its Savings Bonds for the month of December, the Debt Management Office has announced. In a statement released Wednesday, the DMO said the offers include a two-year FGN Savings Bond due December 10, 2027, with an annual interest rate of 12.838 per cent, and a…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released fresh cash withdrawal rules that will take effect in January 2026. The move ends the special approval that once allowed individuals to withdraw N5 million and companies N10 million once every month. In the circular signed by the Director of the Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Rita…
By Ovat Abeng The Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (Ocha Brigade) on Tuesday intensified its environmental enforcement exercise at the Main Market—covering Ajasa, Sokoto Road, Ose, and surrounding areas in Onitsha—removing illegal street traders and clearing obstructions that have caused persistent gridlock in the commercial hub. Many traders had converted access roads and drainage channels…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one suspect, Oluchukwu Anyaoku, following the emergence of a viral online video in which the suspect was allegedly issuing threats of violence and vowing to destroy all police formations in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. The arrest was contained in a…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday nominated former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, as the new Minister of Defence following the resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru on Monday due to health reasons. Here are some things to know about him: Musa, born on December 25, 1967, is 58 years old. He graduated from the…
Niger and Akwa Ibom state governors, Umar Bago and Umo Eno respectively, have been blacklisted by the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria as the worst offenders of media repression in the country. The IPI also included the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in the blacklist for continued police harassment and attacks on journalists. This…