Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has expressed sadness over the death of football fans in a viewing centre in Calabar, Cross River state, and charged the appropriate authority to investigate the circumstances surrounding the ugly incident with a view to avoiding a reoccurence.
The Federal Government has accused Governor Bene Ayade of Cross River State of misappropriating bailout funds given to the state to clear arrears of workers’ salaries and pension.
One of the militant groups that have terrorized the Niger Delta region in recent times, Bakassi Strike Force, BSF, has surrendered some of its arms to the Nigerian Military authorities as a sign of its willingness to surrender and quit militancy if the federal government addressed their concerns.
The Cross River State government has signed an agreement with a Dubai firm, Skipper Seil, to provide a 100kva solar lighting generating system which would ensure 24-hour power supply in Calabar, the state capital.
