Hon Pius Edet is the Honourable Commissioner for works and infrastructure in Cross River State. In this brief interview, he scored Gov Otu high on infrastructural development and called on Cross Riverians to lend their…
By Ekanem Whyte/Emmanuela Ezin The proverbial journey of a thousand miles starting with one step aptly describes the generally acclaimed effort of Governor Bassey Otu to restore the battered socio-economic image of Cross River State…
By Magnus Effiong The people of Ukim Ita and several other communities in Odukpani, Calabar Municipality and Akpabuyo as well as contractors engaged for purported constructions of access roads, erosion control, schools, health facilities amongst others…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu For The Record Paid Conditional cash transfer of 25000 Naira to 3.2M verified poor and vulnerable households in Nigeria. ( From CBN account directly to Beneficiaries account after verification and validation…
The Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, in a hand shake with the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of South-South, DIG Sokari Pedro during the courtesy visit. . By Anietie Akpan Governor Bassey…
Cross River Deputy Governor, Hon Peter (2nd L), commissioning the oxygen gas plant project on Friday while Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk (1st L), Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Enugu, Juliet Chiluwe (1st R)…
Leader Olumba Olumba Obu By Anietie Akpan A renowned Spiritual Leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu, has been invited to speak at a 2-day Africa Spiritual…
By Ita Williams, Calabar The Cross River State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Elvert Anyambem, has been impeached amidst uproar. The impeachment which took place in the early hours of Wednesday during plenary…
OPINION By Etim Etim There is calm these days at the corporate headquarters of NDDC, the 24-year-old interventionist agency established by the Federal Government to fix developmental gaps in the Niger Delta region. The 13-storey…
OPINION By Etim Etim I am writing with a heavy heart. A helicopter carrying the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian and several others, crashed in a heavy fog yesterday, Sunday,…
OPINION By Etim Etim From May 16 to 17, over 2,000 of Africa’s business leaders, investors, policy makers and political leaders as well as their counterparts from around the world met in Kigali, Rwanda…
By Anietie Akpan Organizers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards are set to take the ‘uncommon transformation’ city of Uyo by storm with the tenth edition of Nigeria’s longest-running football awards…
By Anietie Akpan Fresh crisis Looms in the oil rich Niger Delta region as the Niger Delta Activists Forum (NDAF) has called for a halt to the divestment process of oil and gas…
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By Anietie Akpan Champions, Nigerian will begin their WAFU B U17 Championship title defence at this year’s edition of the competition on May 15 in Accra, Ghana. The Golden Eaglets, five-time champions of…
Father of the Quadruplets, Mr. John Obikang Ashang (2nd from right), the Team Leader, Deaconess Auwundua Richard Efa (3rd right), Mother of the Quadruplets (1st left) and others. By Anietie Akpan The Wife of the…
OPINION By Etim Etim The Gulf Stream Executive jet used by the Akwa Ibom State Governor will soon be put up for lease to earn income and relieve the state of its rising maintenance costs.…
By Ita Williams, Calabar In a shocking turn of events, a group of armed robbers invaded a well-known eatery in Calabar, leaving a trail of terror and theft in their wake. The incident,…
OPINION By Etim Etim Africa is always in perpetual struggle for survival. It is the world’s second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia, but its past and future always seem to be in…
Dr. Betta Edu has congratulated Archibong Bassey Eso as the first Female Elected NUJ Chairman In Cross River In a statement on Friday personally signed by her, reads: "I heartily rejoice with and felicitate the…
NUJ Cross River Council Chairman, Archibong Eso By Ita Williams , Calabar The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Cross River State Council, has elected Archibong Eso as its new first female State Chairman. …
Barr. Fidelis Onyebueke BY Ita Williams, Calabar A renowned legal luminary and public affairs analyst, Barr. Fidelis Onyebueke, has raised serious concerns over the impact of President Bola Tinubu's policies since taking office last year,…
Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Dragon Grimah By Anietie Akpan Current crusade by Pastor Helen Ukpabio and the Liberty Gospel Church in Calabar, Cross River state in South South Nigeria to free people…
Dr. Solomon Arase By Anietie Akpan Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase, CFR, retired Inspector General of Police has harped on the need for nternational human rights based policing. Accordingto a…
By Anietie Akpan The need to reinstate the suspended Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, to continue with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda On Humanitarian Response and Poverty…
Governor Bassey Otu in a handshake with the NMA leader, Dr. Uche Ojinmah. By Anietie Akpan The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has stated that great nations are built on a foundation of…
Gov. Bassey Otu Bt Anietie Akpan Governor Bassey Otu has announced that his administration is ready to meet the counterpart funding requirements of the Federal Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to provide mini-grid power supply to…
OPINION By Etim Etim Senator Godswill Akpabio visited Uyo last weekend on his way to Ikot Ekpene to attend a reception organized for him by the elders and political leaders of his senatorial district. …
Gov Bassey Otu in a hand shake with Rt. Hon.Úkam while others look on. Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has expressed his administration's preparedness to partner with the National Population Commission (NPC) to…
OPINION By Missang Oyama In the heart of Okuni lies the Effi Community, a serene enclave nestled amidst pristine rainforests. However, behind the veil of tranquility, a puzzling saga unfolds—a tale of intrigue, opacity,…
