Calabar
Court sentences woman to seven years jail over N127m fraud in Calabar
A Federal High Court, sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has convicted and sentenced one Geraldine Orok Ita to prison for fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Directorate, had prosecuted Ita on a twelve-count charge, bordering on forgery and diversion of fund to the tune of N127,686,594,l.87 (One Hundred and […]
Cross River Speaker Impeached Over Allegations of Fund Misappropriation
Elvert Ekom Ayambem has been impeached as Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The Speaker was impeached by 17 members of the House during Wednesday’s plenary over allegations of misappropriation of funds. The impeachment motion was moved by Effiom Ekarika, representative of Calabar South 1 Constituency, and seconded by Omang Charles Omang, […]
‘N4bn Per Kilometre’, Umahi Reveals Cost Of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi, says every kilometre of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project under construction costs N4 billion. Umahi made this known while reacting to the claim made by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, that one kilometre of the road project gulps N8 billion. The […]