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Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has reportedly forfeited 80 per cent of his salary in order to accommodate the expansion of his government. His deputy governor, Ivara Esu, also followed suit- as well as the 28 Commissioners that make up the executive council- by forfeiting 20 per cent of their salaries. This was disclosed by Commissioner for Information, Rosemary …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has concluded plans to commence medical emergency and rescue operations by deploying the three Rapid Response Squad (RRS) helicopters recently purchased by his administration, as a means to facilitate rescue operations as well as boost security surveillance across the metropolis. One of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Helicopters during a test landing exercise in …

ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, invited Alison Amaechina Madueke, husband of embattled former Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. Madueke, a retired Admiral of the Nigerian Navy and former Chief of Naval Staff, was picked up in Abuja yesterday morning by EFCC operatives over alleged money laundering to the tune of $600,000 through his personal accounts. …

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, has disclosed to Cross River state government that his country, United Kingdom, would partner with the state government towards the successful establishment of the garment factory in the state. The High Commissioner made the partnership known on Monday at Governor Ben Ayade’s office in Calabar, Cross River State’s capital. Arkwright assured that …

ABUJA—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has lined-up 15 witnesses that will testify against the Chairman emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who was yesterday, re-arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Dokpesi is answering to a six-count criminal charge alongside his firm, DAAR Investment and Holdings Ltd, owners of African Independent Television, AIT, …

The Republic of Ireland has indicated its preparedness to partner Nigeria, using Cross River State as the pilot state, to ensure it attains socio-economic and infrastructural development. Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Sean Hoy, disclosed this while on a courtesy call to the Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade. The Irish government believes this will help address the problem …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has signed the state’s N116.6 billion 2016 Appropriation Bill into law. Oshiomhole said shortly after assenting to the Bill at the State House in Benin City on Tuesday, that the 2015 budget performed optimally in all sectors. It was the 8th times that the Governor signed such bills since his assumption of …

By Kingsley Abavo Several farmers of Orhua Community in Uhunmwode Local Government Council Area, Edo State are searching for answers to their recent misfortune occasioned by a devastating fire in which they allegedly lost millions of naira worth of food crops. The affected people are those whose only source of livelihood is farming. Alltimepost.com correspondent saw a hopeless situation among …

Former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, was, on Tuesday, sworn in as the new substantive national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), beating back strong opposition from some members of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT). He was sworn in after a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party, which voted for him …

President Barack Obama has urged the US Senate to act after he nominates a replacement on the Supreme Court for Justice Antonin Scalia. “I expect them to do their job”, he said, and consider the candidate as required by the US Constitution. Scalia, a long-time conservative on the court, died on Saturday. Within hours leaders of the Republican-controlled Senate had …