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PRESS RELEASE. 1/12/2020. The Executive Chairman of Yakurr LGA, Hon. Ofem Ebri Obeten has approved the following Committees with Chairmen, Facilitators and members. They are as follows: a. *UGEP URBAN MOTOR PARK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE* 1. Chief Francis Ujong Inah - Chairman 2. Ikpi Osu Eno - Secretary 3. Obeten Ebri Obeten - Member 4. Iyam Ikpi Ofem - Member 5. Ettah Usani ettah - Taskforce Chairman 6. Idebe Osong Ubi - Taskforce Deputy Chairman 7. Eyong Ubi Onen (Tiger) - Member 8. Ebri Iyam Ubi - Member 9. Egwu Omini Ubi - Member 10. Inah Ubi Bassey (Smith) - Member 11. Ikpi Ogbunji - Member 12. Augustine Edet Okpebri - Member 13. Uket Uket Ujong - Member 14. Tennyson Ubana Ukpenetu - Member 15. Omini Abam Onen - Member b. *YAKURR REVENUE MOBILIZATION COMMITTEE* 1. Evang. Omini Ofem Iwara - Chairma 2. Mr. Ibiang Ikpi Eteng - Secretary 3. Ettah Obono Charley - Member 4. Ubi Ibiang Edet - Member 5. Theresa Ofor Bassey - Member 6. Paul Ottoh Arikpo - Member 7. Emmanuel Donatus Offor - Mem...

The Hon. Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Hon. Stella Oreme Odey-Ekpo under the OGALAMA FOUNDATION is ready to launch the "OHOLEYI MEDICAL OUTREACH" which will begin today being December 1st - December 17th 2020. across the 14 Wards of Yala Local Government Area, Okuku Yala. Hon. Stella Odey who successfully inaugurated the 'WORDU ANYA' (Women's Wealth) on September 2nd, 2020 has considered it very imperative to further extend her gratitude to God by touching more lives through the General Medicare to be held across Yala LGA beginning from today. Hon. Stella Odey through 'OHOLEYI MEDICAL OUTREACH' which will be carried out in all the villages in Yala LGA will be giving out free health care services which will provide the necessary care and attention to each individual with health challenge for seventeen (17) days.  Hon. (Mrs) Stella Odey said this medicare outreach is a way of giving back to the community and showing love to the people of the com...

 Top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today Monday, 30th November 2020  1. Blackout As National Power Grid Collapses Again Some part of Nigeria was on Sunday thrown into total darkness at 11: 00 am as the nation’s power grid collapsed again. The grid, which is being managed by the federal government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria (TUC), has continued to suffer system collapse over the years amid a lack of spinning reserve that is meant to forestall such occurrences. The latest collapse of the national grid was disclosed on Sunday afternoon by two of the power distribution companies in the country, Kaduna Electric and Eko Electricity Distribution Company.  2. Sports Minister, Sunday Dare Denies Asking For 81 Million To Cut Grass Nigeria’s Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Sunday Dare, has denied reports that he says his ministry needs N81 million to clear and cultivate grass at the Abuja Stadium. According to Daily Trust, the minister said he needed the funds ...

29/11/2020 YAKURR LGC HAS ENDED UP THREE DAYS INTENSIVE TRAINING ON SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAMME TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGE. The Chairman of Yakurr LGA, Hon. OFEM EBRI OBETEN , said Self Reliance is key to the economic development of the Youths and the Less privilege in the society. The Chairman made this assertion during the presentation of his keynote address in a training on Skills Acquisition organised by Yakurr LGC in collaboration with the African International Institute of Business Valuers and Management (AFRIBVAM) in the Institute of Technology and Management  Ugep. The Chairman Said his hope for the future of  Yakurr LGA, is to uplift the  living standard  of the people, especially the youths and the Less privilege by being supportive in providing different skills and good policies targeted at encouraging Self Reliance and economic sustainability of the people. Hon. Ofem Ebri Obeten, further charged  the participants who were selected from the thirtee...

1. Boko Haram Beheads 43 Persons In Fresh Attack In Borno State The Boko Haram Terrorist group on Saturday beheaded 43 farmers in Zabarmari, less than 20 km from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, central report reports. Zambarmari is located in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, Naija News understands.  2. Amotekun Rescues Akeredolu’s Chief of Staff’s Wife Men of the Ondo State Security Network also known as Amotekun Corps have rescued the wife of the Chief of Staff to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Olugbenga Ale. Naija News recalls that gunmen on Friday abducted Mrs. Ale around Owena after the Joseph Ayo Babalola University while on her way back to Ondo from Lagos State.  3. Biafra: Untold Story Of Uche Mefor’s ‘Sack’, Nnamdi Kanu’s Order, IPOB UK Activities Uche Mefor did not resign as the IPOB Deputy Leader but was sacked, a new memo issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a secessionist group in Nigeria, has revealed. Central reporters recalls that a pro-Bi...

    Boko Haram fighters have beheaded at least 43 farmers in one of the most horrific mass murders in the history of insurgency, Anti-jihadist militia told AFP. The barbaric incident happened this evening in Zabarmari, less than 20 km from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The assailants tied up the agricultural workers and slit their throats in the village of Koshobe, the militia said. "We have recovered 43 dead bodies, all of them slaughtered, along with six others with serious injuries," said militia leader Babakura Kolo, who helped the survivors. "It is no doubt the handiwork of Boko Haram who operate in the area and frequently attack farmers." The victims were labourers from Sokoto state in northwest Nigeria, roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) away, who had travelled to the northeast to find work, said another militiaman Ibrahim Liman who gave the same toll. "There were 60 farmers who were contracted to harvest paddy in the rice fields. Forty-three wer...

   Officials of Hisbah in Kano State on Friday conducted a door-to-door search at Hills and Valley, a holiday and relaxation resort located at Dawakin Kudu, Kano metropolis. It was gathered that staff of the resort were made to take Hisbah personnel round all parts of the building. During the search, operatives of the Islamic security outfit searched all rooms and spaces to detect 'sinners’. Despite condemnation from Nigerians, Hisbah group has continued its push for Islamic agenda in the North. The agency established to enforce Sharia law in some states in the region recently banned stylish haircuts, sagging of trousers, playing of music at social events by disk jockeys and seizing tricycle from riders for adorning them with pictures considered to be obscene and against the tenents of Islam. Hisbah also banned commercial motorcycle and tricycle riders from carrying two women at a time. This was in addition to other unusual directives reeled out by the Islamic police. Hisbah r...

 Just In: The Hon. Commissioner For Local Government Affairs, Hon. Stella Oreme Odey -Ekpo inspects the ongoing Calabar Arts- Crafts and Cultural Village. The melting point of cultural experiences alongside her colleague Hon. Eric Anderson, Hon. Commissioner For Culture and Tourism. She admonished Cross Riverians to showcase their cultural heritage as our culture is our pride, instead of copying and celebrating other cultures. She promised the partnership of the 18 Local Government Council with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to making the event a fun filled one for the people of Cross River State since our usual biggest West Africa street party would not be holding this year, due to Covid-19 Pandemic ravaging the world, and other security challenges. She assured Cross Riverians of a most secure outing with the Culture and Tourism Commission. Chop chop go brekete, wrestling and other exciting games.

  The Deputy Governor, professor Ivara Esu has advised the Vice Chancellor designate of the University of Calabar, professor Mrs. Florence Obi to be resolute in taking positive decisions geared towards the development of the Institution. Professor Esu gave the advice when the Vice Chancellor designate paid him a Courtesy visit in Government House, Calabar. The Deputy Governor who congratulated Prof. Obi for her appointment as VC expressed the hope that she will perform well in her new assignment in view of her anticidence growing through the ranks to the pinnacle of Vice Chancellor. He also advised the  Vice Chancellor to try as much as possible to carry everybody along, adding that the politics in the University environment is quite different from what is obtained outside. Professor Esu pledged to always assist her in anyway possible whenever he is called to do so and explained that the University has been  part of his life and will always associate with the affairs of t...

   1. President Buhari Approves Salary Increment For Police President Muhammadu Buhari has approved salary increment for officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Bokiblog reports that the approved salary increment made by the President cuts across all ranks of the force, Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, disclosed this on Thursday during his visit to the Ogun State Police Command.  2. EndSARS Protesters Wanted To Destabilize Buhari Govt – IGP Adamu Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has accused EndSARS protesters of plotting to destabilize the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. He made the claim during his visit to the Ondo State Police Command to assess the extent of damage done following the hijacking of the EndSARS protest by hoodlums.  3. 2023: APC Mocks Atiku, Says He Intends To Buy PDP Presidential Ticket The All Progressives Congress (APC) has mocked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who it claims is strateg...

  # Yakubu Gowon, a former military head of state, has described allegations that he looted half of the Central Bank of Nigeria as “rubbish”. A member of the UK Parliament, Tom Tugendhat, made the claims during a debate on the Lekki tollgate shootings of protesters. Speaking at the UK parliament committee debate on a petition on the #EndSARS crisis, Tugendhat had urged the UK to call out corruption and use its powers to stop who profit from Nigeria’s wealth and hide it in foreign countries. “Some people will remember when General Gowon left Nigeria with half of the Central Bank, so it is said, and moved to London,” he said. However, in an interview with the BBC, Gowon described the allegations as “rubbish”. He said: “What the MP said is rubbish. I don’t know where he got that rubbish from. I served Nigeria diligently and my records are there for all to see. “I did not want to speak on this issue because people that know me know that what the MP said is not true.” Gowon was Nigeria’...

  1. Minister Of Finance Speaks On Opening Land Borders The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday, revealed the plan of President Muhammadu Buhari government to reopen land borders in Nigeria. The Federal Government had directed the land borders to be closed since August 2019. The Minister while speaking with State House correspondents on Wednesday, disclosed that the presidential committee set up on the matter has completed its job and has recommended the reopening of the borders.  2. Senator Elisha Abbo Defects To APC From PDP Senator Elisha Abbo has defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party. Central report reports that Senator Abbo, who represents Adamawa North in the Nigerian Senate announced his defection from the PDP to the APC in a letter addressed to the Senate.  3. #EndSARS: Nothing New In Second Report By CNN, It’s All Fake News – Lai Mohammed...

   Two Mozambique police trainers have been expelled after impregnating 15 policewomen during their training. According to our correspondence, the Mozambique police bosses sent the two officers on leave as investigations continued on how possible it was for the police trainees to get pregnant at the same time. The investigations unearthed the rot in the police academy where trainers are said to have harassed women trainees into sex in order to give favourable terms. Justice Minister Helena Kida said a disciplinary inquiry was held against them and it’s unclear how many students the men have impregnated. “Of the cases of sexual harassment in which two instructors became involved with instructors, making them pregnant, were the object of legal-disciplinary censorship, having, in effect, been expelled from the corporation, as a culmination of the disciplinary proceedings that were instituted against them,” Minister of Justice of Mozambique, Helena Kida, said.

MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS BEGIN 2021 BUDGET VETTING FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN CROSS RIVER Determined to reposition the Local Government system in the State and return them to their glory days,the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs,Hon. Stella Oreme Odey has reiterated the need for proper budgeting by Local Government Councils as a tool for rural development. Hon. Odey stated this while declaring open the  meeting for the vetting of the 2021 proposed budget by Local Government Councils held at the Conference room of the Ministry in Calabar.  The Local Government Affairs Commissioner stressed the need for  Local Government Councils to reflect in their budget grassroot oriented projects that would meet the immediate needs of the people, noting that without a sound budget policy, it would be difficult to have a sustainable social welfare system. She pointed out that Cross River State is operating a Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) hence the need ...

1.Commissions Oil Refinery To Process 5,000 Barrels A Day President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated a medium-sized modular refinery in Ibigwe, Imo State. The Ibigwe refinery will process 5,000 barrels a day, the president said on his Twitter account.  2. Gowon Is Innocent, Didn’t Loot The CBN – Shehu Sani Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has defended General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) who was recently accused of looting half of the Central Bank during his time as Nigeria’s Head of State. Sani in a statement via his Twitter account on Tuesday where he defended the former leader, submitted that Gowon left office without any evidence of wealth.  3. Lekki Shooting: CNN Dares Nigeria Government, Releases Second Report The Cable News Network, CNN seems not done with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government with the television channel releasing another report on the shooting at the Lekki toll gate during the End SARS protests. Recall that the Minister of Information and...

    1. Jonathan Declares Position On 2023 Presidency After Visit By APC Governors The camp of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has debunked rumours of plans by the former President to contest the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria. The clarification was done amidst speculations that the former president is considering a return to power in 2023. The insinuation was further heightened after some governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) paid him a courtesy visit.  2. Court Orders Senator Ndume To Be Sent To Prison Senator Ali Ndume, the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial district has been ordered on Monday by a federal high court to be sent to prison. The order follows his inability to produce Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Task Team, whom he stood as surety for in his corruption and money laundering trial. The high court, sitting in Abuja was presided over by Justice Okon Abang and ordered Senator Ndume to be remanded in...

  CR YOUTH IN POLITICS APPOINT VICTOR EYAM,BRIAN AGBOR & PATRICK OBACHE  The leadership of Cross River youths in politics have approved the appointment of Mr. Eyam Victor as the legal Adviser of the association,  Comrade  Brian Agbor State publicity secretary and Patrick Obache obache as assistant secretary of the association.  Brian Agbor  was born on the 16th of August 1992 in Oban town in Akamkpa Local Government Area. He started his Primary Education at St Michael Primary School Oban where he obtained his first school living  certificate.  He later proceed to immaculate conception seminary mfamosing for his Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE)  in 2010. He was admitted into University of Calabar to study Business Management  and graduated in flying colour.  Brian Agbor holds a professional diploma  in Customer Service Marketing, Post Graduate Diploma   Customers Relationship Management , Customer Servi...

  ABUJA-- Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Betta Edu has stated that young and innovative Nigerians can drive sustainable development by forging new pathways to inspire social progress and political change as we Build a new and better Nigeria. Betta Edu stated this at the floor of the United Nations House in Abuja amongst other young persons invited by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed for an interactive engagement and intergenerational dialogue to explore innovative solutions to the challenges faced by Nigeria's teeming youth in the key areas of economic empowerment, health, education, gender equality, governance, #EndSARS Protest and climate change. The Commissioner stated that Over 20 million Nigerian youths are registered voters and more can still get their PVCs before 2023, adding that the young people are only clamoring for the basics in Nigeria and if the government can listen, things will get better "Government should prov...

 Dear SOCIETY, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME!! If I have failed to live up to your expectations, If I have failed to swim according to the tide,  If I have failed to wear a goldplated wristwatch, If I have failed to adorn my feet with a Gucci Shoe and my body with the costliest Versace Shirt. Forgive me, if I don't know how to operate an iPhone nor know the cost of one in the market. Forgive me, if my pictures on social media look ugly and blur because I snapped with an obsolete version of Tecno phone. Please, Bear With Me if I don't appear Fresh on my Timeline. The truth is, I love good life just like you love it too, I love splendour, fun and conviviality too. But Please Bear with me for not living up to this expectations. Because, as much as I love to merry too, I have chosen to stay true to myself and conscience. Please bear with me for unlike you, I was born without a silver nor diamond spoon. The burden of obscurity and abject poverty has ingrained in me a different perception. Fo...

  On September 10 2020, the University of Calabar Governing Council elected Professor Florence Banku Obi as the 11th substantive Vice Chancellor of the institution. Prof. Obi's emergence was widely celebrated across Nigeria, as hundreds of congratulatory messages from well meaning Nigerians and those in the diaspora kept pouring in her honour as the first female to be appointed as VC of the 45-year old institution. Here are some unique features about the record-breaker VC who is set to assume office on December 1st, 2020. 1. Professor Obi hails from Boki local government area in Cross River State. She began her academic career as an Assistant Lecturer at the Institute of Education, University of Calabar in March 1990 (30 years ago). 2. Her leadership role in the University of Calabar began in 1993 immediately after her return from a Scholarship programme in Jodan Hill College, Glasgow, UK, when as an Assistant Lecturer, she was appointed Coordinator, World-Wide Fund for Nature/Nige...

  1. The Removal Of ASUU From IPPIS Is Temporary, Not Permanent – Ngige The federal government says approval of ASUU’s request to withdraw from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) is temporary. Once the time is up, it will be back on track. The Minister of Labor and Employment, Chris Ngige, made the announcement on Saturday during a reconciliation meeting with the union.  2. Gov. Zulum Denies Fresh Boko Haram Attack On His Convoy The news of another latest attack on the convoy of Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum by Boko Haram insurgents has been debunked. The governor in a statement on Sunday evening declared that contrary to what is been reported in some sections of the media, neither he nor anyone in his convoy was attacked.  3. Kidnapped Nasarawa APC Chairman Found Dead Philip Shekwo, the kidnapped chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, northern Nigeria, has been found dead. MORE reports that ...

The young, vibrant Dr Betta Edu spoke on the floor of the UN House in Abuja Nigeria, amongst other young persons invited by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed for an interactive engagement and intergenerational dialogue to explore innovative solutions to the challenges faced by Nigeria's teeming youth in the key areas of economic empowerment, health, education, gender equality, governance, #EndSARS Protest and climate change. the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed has called on the Government of Nigeria to dialogue more with the youths to avoid a repeat of the EndSARS Protest in Nigeria. Dialogue and proper communication is important to understand the youths. She said it is now obvious to all the Leaders in Nigeria that the right things has to be done in a transparent manner because the young ones are ready to hold Government and Leadership at all levels accountable.  This generation will bring the “must happen in Nigeria”...