Gov. Umo Eno. By Dianabasi Effiong, Uyo Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has sent a list of 27 nominees to the State House of Assembly for clearance to be appointed Special Advisers and…
L-R On Yellow hat: Suvr. Chika Okoro, South East Rep on NCF Board; Hon. Nwogo Obasi, Commissioner, Market Dev. and Parks; Hon. Timothy Nwachi, Chairman Afikpo LGA; Lilian Ude and Hon. Josephine Nwogo, Vice Chairman,…
Chairman of the Committee of Chairmen of Governing Councils of Federal Polytechnics of Nigeria, Senator Barnabas Gemade (4th from L front row), Deputy Governor, CRS; Rt Hon. Peter Odey (5th from L front row) and…
Chief Whip of the CRHA, Rt Hon Hillary Bisong ha. By Itam Offor The Chief Whip of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Hillary Bisong has restated the 10th Assembly's commitment to…
Chairman, Calabar Municipal Council, Apostle James Anam By Anietie Akpan In late December last year, the College of Veterans of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River Council had an interactive session with the…
By Anietie Akpan Iko Esai Community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River state is deserted following a communal clash that is said to have claimed three lives and left many injured. This is…
Late Herbert Wigwe OPINION By Etim Etim Eminent Nigerians and global leaders Sunday evening remembered banking icon Herbert Wigwe in an evening of tributes and celebration of his life and legacy. It was the first…
By Akanimo Kufre Edo State boys again became Champions of the South South Zonal eliminations in the NCF/PwC U17 Championship when they defeated their arch-rivals, Akwa Ibom State by 75 runs. The South South Zonal…
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk (R), presenting one of the laptops to one of the participants. By Kingsley Agim World Bank has trained health workers in 196 health facilities across Cross River State…
By Dianabasi Effiong The Democratic Front (TDF) says the approval of a university in Ogoniland is a statement of intent by the Federal Government to the people to heal long-standing grievances against the government. The…
By Dianabasi Effiong The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has described the Federal Government's resolve to ban the export of crude oil set aside for domestic refineries as timely. The group made this known in…
MD/CEO, Abitto Global Services, Mr. Richard Akinaka (L) and Commodore Ajomabi Oride, Commander of NNS Victory during the presentation ceremony. By Kingsley Agim In a strategic effort to enhance maritime security, Abitto Global Services, a…
OPINION By Missang Oyama For much of the 20th century, world affairs were defined by ideological battles. The Cold War, though tense and palpable, was ultimately a period of predictable stability. The United States championed…
Archbishop Josef Bassey (R), stepping out from the Assembly complex with the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayanbem. By Anietie Akpan The Archbishop of Calabar and Spiritual Leader of God's Heritage Nation; Archbishop Josef Bassey, has…
The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki (in black) with some of the golfers. By Anietie Akpan The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen…
The State’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Hon. Johnson Ebokpo (6th from L) with Stakeholders at the meeting. By Ovat Lawrence The Cross River State Government has taken a significant step towards developing a…
The Coordinator Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom state government may soon review its 2008 Child Rights Law as the Office of the First…
Governor Bassey Otu (Centre), UNICAL VC, Prof. Florence Obi (3rd from L) with members of the 50th-anniversary committee during the courtesy visit. By Anietie Akpan The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi,…
Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, AkS, Lady Helen Obareki (Centre), flanked by Comptroller of the Centre, Frank Okonkwo (L) and the Assistant Comptroller of the Centre, Ezekiel Inyang during the presentation. By Anietie…
Governor Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Civil Society Organizations CSOs) have called on the Cross River State government to look into the issues an environmental activist, Comrade Odey Oyama was arrested and what he stood…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Itam Offor The Lawmaker representing Yala I State Constituency Hon. Odey Brian Wonah has described the early assent to the Local Government Amendment Bill 2025 as a demonstration of the…
By Anietie Akpan The people of Cross River State have raised the alarm on the appalling state of the Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene Federal Highway, saying “it is a national embarrassment”. In a statement on February 7,…
Director General of the Cross River State Health Insurance Scheme, Chief Godwin Iyala (2nd from L) with Joshua Moses, a six-year-old boy suffering from a strangulated hernia, his father, Morris Moses and others. By Kingsley…
OPINION By Etim Etim Akwa Ibom State Chapter of APC has two secretariats in Uyo, the state capital. They stand four kilometers apart, separated by acrimony and bad blood, but bonded by decay and abandonment.…
Beneficiaries . By Osondu Ahirika Let us read Psalm 123 verse 2. ''As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of…
By Anietie Akpan In a significant step towards realizing the Bakassi Deep Seaport project, the Cross River State Executive Council (EXCO) has ratified the shareholders’ agreement governing the port’s ownership and operations. Under the…
NUJ Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey (Centre), some of the honourees, the State NUJ Vice Chairman, Sunny Imah (1st from L) after the ceremony. By Anietie Akpan Senator Princess Florence Ita-Giwa has commended the Nigerian Union…
Executive Director, Finance and Administration of NDDC, Alabo Boma Iyaye (4th from Left, Front Row). By Dianabasi Effiong Commissioners for Sports and Chairmen of Sports Commissions in the nine mandate states of the Niger Delta…
Principal, Comsecom, Mrs. Mary Okon (Centre front row) with Deborah Bassey (R), Inyene Umoh (L) and others at the reception in Uyo on Wednesday. By Akanimo Kufre, Uyo Wednesday morning was another exciting moment for…
By Dianabasi Effiong, Uyo The Police Command in Akwa Ibom State says it apprehended a 13-year-old boy with a pistol in Eket. The teenager is suspected to have used the pistol to threaten fellow…
