The Cross River State Government has declared Friday, December 27, and Tuesday, December 31, 2024, as work-free days for civil and public servants, to encourage full participation in its flagship tourism event, Carnival Calabar. The announcement aligns with the state’s policy of promoting active involvement in the globally renowned carnival, which has become a key cultural and tourism highlight. According to a press statement on Thursday signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,...

…Flags Off  Construction Of Itawure – Okemesi Road The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday said his administration has achieved over 90 percent of the promises he made to Ekiti people during his electioneering campaign. The Governor, who disclosed this during the flag off of  Itawure – Okemeei road, stated that his government had lit up over 30 communities that had been in darkness for close to 20 years. He assured the residents...

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has sympathiesed with the Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Maryam Namadi Umar. Ododo, in a condolence message he personally signed, described the late Hajiya Maryam as a compassionate and selfless individual whose life was defined by love, charity, and service to humanity. He acknowledged that the loss of a mother is always profound, as mothers hold a unique and irreplaceable role...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of politicizing the deaths resulting from stampedes across the country. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, Esq had in a press statement on Monday stated that rather than genuinely commiserate with the victims and their families, the PDP has chosen to politicize the grief of the victims. The statement reads, “At a time of national grief over stampedes...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the families of the victims of the stampedes during three Christmas charity events across the country which resulted in the death of at least 67 people in the past week. The former President, in a statement issued on Monday, called on the authorities to provide the necessary support to the victims and ensure that measures are put in place to prevent such occurrences in the future, describing it as a tragedy...