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SSDC Begins Construction of 100-Room Facility for Displaced Persons in Cross River By David Asu The Federal Government, through the South-South Development Commission (SSDC), has began construction of a 100-room accommodation facility for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Cross River State. The commencement of work on the project was supervised on Saturday, October 31, 2026, by the Director-General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA), Mr. Efa Nyong, as part of efforts to provide sustainable shelter for disaster-affected residents. Speaking at the project site, Nyong commended the leadership of the SSDC for fulfilling its promise to intervene in the plight of displaced persons, describing the project as a significant step towards addressing accommodation challenges faced by disaster-affected families. He particularly praised the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Ms. Usoro Offiong Akpabio, for her commitment to the initiative...

2027: Ofumbongha/Yala APC Endorses Tinubu, Otu, Other Candidates, Reaffirms Commitment to Unity The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ofumbongha/Yala Ward, Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, has formally endorsed the re-election bids of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Bassey Otu ahead of the 2027 general elections, declaring its commitment to an APC victory from top to bottom. The endorsement was announced at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Chinese Restaurant, State Housing, Calabar, on Tuesday, October 27, 2027 in a motion moved by Erong Igwe, former Assistant State Secretary of the party, and seconded by Hon. Emmanuel Abeng, Commissioner in the Cross River Forestry Commission.  The meeting, convened by the Campaign Coordinator for Obubra Local Government Area, Col. Francis Oyom, attracted party leaders and stakeholders from across the five blocs of the ward and provided an opportunity for the party leadership to reaffirm its resolve...

BENUE WOMEN CELEBRATE DR BETTA EDU @40; AS SHE HOLDS STRATEGIC TOWNHALL MEETING AHEAD OF 2027 GENERAL ELECTIONS Benue Women in their thousands came out to welcome and celebrate Dr Betta Edu who came to mark her 40th birthday with the Internally Displaced Persons in IDP camps in Benue state. The women went Agog with dance and singing chants from airport to the venue of the strategic town hall meeting for the women ahead of the 2027 elections! Dr Betta Edu the Co Director of the PCC APC Women Mobilisation Directorate was received at the Airport by Her Excellency Hon. Scholastica Ben-Sor Cordinator Office of First Lady Designate Benue and thousands of Women supporters across the state. The paid a courtesy Call at the Government House and proceeded with the women for a strategic town hall meeting and birthday celebration. The meeting which had in attendance the Governor of Benue His Excellency Rev. Father Alia ably Represented by the Deputy Governor His Excellency Sam Ode, all the key wome...

40 Million Women Votes: APC PCC Women Begins Grassroots Mobilisation for Tinubu-Shettima Re-election in Kano PCC Women Representation in Kano State has commenced community-to-community grassroots mobilisation in support of the 2027 re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON. The Director of Women Mobilisation of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Dr Betta Edu, is leading the nationwide initiative, with Hajiya Maimuna Bello and Hon Tsakuwa represents her in some part of  Kano State.  Haj. Bello announced the commencement of the exercise during a community-to-community mobilisation programme in the state. While Hon. Tsakuwa gathered women in their hundreds at Minjibir Local government to sensitize them on how to speedily progress with the door-to-door mobilization. The movement is aimed at strengthening grassroots structures, expanding community engagement, and advancing the directorate’s target of securing 40 million...

President Tinubu to Inaugurate Abdulaziz Yari, Hope Uzodimma, Betta Edu, Others as APC  PCC on October 14 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on October 14 inaugurate the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) ahead of the 2027 general elections, with former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, Dr Betta Edu and other party chieftains expected to play key roles in the campaign structure. The inauguration is scheduled to take place at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Abdulaziz Yari, disclosed this on Friday after meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa, where he briefed State House correspondents on preparations for the forthcoming campaign. Yari said President Tinubu had approved the proposed campaign timetable, with the campaign scheduled to commence with a rally in Kaduna on October 24 before moving to Porhacourt in  River...

Otu Flags Off Cross River AI Training and Empowerment Programme, Urges Beneficiaries to Leverage Skills for Improved Livelihoods, Economic Growth The Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, on Friday, October 9, 2026, flagged off the state's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training and Empowerment Programme.  The initiative led by Comr. Hon. Bright Ewona, Ph.D., Special Adviser to the Governor on Wealth Creation and held at Prof. Eyo Ita House, Calabar aims to equip Cross Riverians, particularly, the youths with digital skills, promote innovation, and create employment and wealth-building opportunities. Flagging off the event, Governor Otu highlighted his administration's efforts in empowering Cross Riverians, particularly through the various MDAs connected with youth development, education, women affairs, science and technology, human capital development, wealth creation and others, urging participants to stay focused and acquire the knowledge needed to create...