A cross section of dignitaries at the meeting Aides to Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, under the aegis of the College of Personal Aides to the Governor (COPA) in Uyo Local Government Area,…
Governor Bassey Otu By Anietie Akpan In a heartfelt address to the citizens of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has appealed for calm and reconsideration on the planned protest scheduled for August 1,…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has faulted false claims that 200 trailer load of food items were sent to the state. The claims, suggested that 200 trailers of food items were dispatched to…
By Nsa Gill The Cross River State government has become aware of a partial and subjective analysis of the official quarterly budget performance report of the State published by Sahara Reporters. A recognized online…
By Magnus Effiong Controversy surrounding the position of Cross River state House of Assembly Speaker is far from over as a group, Youth Action Network (YAN), has approached a Calabar High Court requesting it to…
Gov. Umo Eno OPINION By Etim Etim The big news of the week is that the federal government is distributing 24,000 bags of rice to each state of the federation in a desperate move to…
By Anietie Akpan The Federal Government's stakeholders meeting has rejected the proposal by the Cross River state government to take over the management of the Cross River National Park (CRNP) saying, “it would be…
By Anietie Akpan Four persons have been reported killed as pro Biafra Separatist armed groups engaged in a bloody clash with the Equatorial Guinea Forces in the Gulf of Guinea. A statement credited to the…
Governor Bassey Otu By Anietie Akpan Governor of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has approved the sum of N10 billion for the payment of outstanding gratuities for retired civil and public servants in…
By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed the Budget Estimates and Supplementary Appropriation bill of N 437.876 billion Earlier the State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu had proposed a budget size…
OPINION By Etim Etim Aliko Dangote deserves our collective support and official encouragement. I told him the day I visited his plant that he’s ‘’an authentic African hero and a real icon’’, and I meant…
By Anietie Akpan The Nigeria Union Of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State Council has expressed dismay at the current face off between the Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) limited over the…
DG CRAGIA, Mr. William Archibong jnr. (R) presenting the C of O to the Rector, IMT, Ugep, Dr. Akintola A. I. By Sylvia Okoi In its avowed determination to ensure timely issuance of Certificate of…
The Anglican Bishop of the Calabar Diocese Rt. Rev. Prof Nneoyi Egbe By Anietie Akpan The Anglican Communion, Calabar Diocese, has called on the Cross River State Government to confiscate and set buffer zones in…
The State House of Assembly has resolved that the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), the State Electricity Agency as well as Ministry of Power be invited to appear before it to offer a public…
By Ita Williams, Calabar The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V and the Munene/Paramount Ruler of the Efuts, HRM Itam Hogan Itam, have lauded Governor Bassey Otu for the appointment of…
By Magnus Effiong The President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Cross River State, Comrade Obol Leko Otabe Obono, has lauded Governor Bassey Otu for the ongoing implementation of promotion of…
By Magnus Effiong The government of Cross River state and the UN Women have expressed readiness to partner in order to abolish harmful cultural practices against women and to frontally tackle other gender-based issues which…
Governor Umo Eno OPINION By Etim Etim I am not surprised that Gov. Umo Eno’s plans to invest in property development in Lagos and a hotel in Abuja has generated some controversy among his people.…
Governor Bassey Otu with one of the security chiefs OPINION By Nsa Gill When a lie is told against you and you allow the same to fester without setting the record straight, you risk…
By Magnus Effiong The Paramount Ruler of Etung local government area of Cross River State, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Dr. Emmanuel Oru-Ojong, has appealed to Governor Bassey Otu to intervene in the incarceration of Dr.…
Nigerian cricket team captain Sylvester Okpe receiving a trophy from one of the officials . By Akanimo Kufre The Nigerian Senior Men's Cricket team, the Yellow Greens on Wednesday scored 155 runs in the first…
The Deputy Governor, Rt Hon Peter Odey (Left, pix 1), presenting a speed outboard engine to one of the fishermen. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government has flagged off the livelihood component of the…
The missing Corps Member, Miss Dorcas Paul Ojong. By Ita Williams, Calabar The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to produce Miss…
Dr Betta Edu with some of the IDPs By Anietie Akpan The leadership of Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) in Borno and Niger states have passionately appealed to President Bola Tinubu to in the spirit of humanity…
Governor Bassey Otu By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has raised the alarm over the growing rate of arms importation into the country by expatriate workers. Otu who raised…
Governor Bassey Otu Inaugurating the new bodies By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has resolved to treat traditional rulers who harbour criminals in their domain as accomplices. Governor, Senator Bassey Otu read the riot…
Gov. Bassey Otu By Ita Williams, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has requested the State House of Assembly's approval to reorganize the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC), citing the Commission's…
Gov Bassey Otu (2nd L) inspecting facilities at Calapharm. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State-owned pharmaceutical company, Calapharm, will commence production in September this year. The State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, according to the…
By Kingsley Agim World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated medical commodities to Cross River to boost the state government’s effort in the fight against cholera and other diseases outbreaks in the state. Items donated include…
