By Joseph Odok The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is mobilizing for protests and potentially a strike in August 2025 due to several unresolved issues with the Federal Government of Nigeria. The planned protests…
As crisis in Henshaw Town community of Calabar South continues without any immediate hope of reconciliation in sight, a retired High Court Judge, Justice Charles Efanga Archibong has appealed to Gov Bassey Otu to intervene…
By Dianabasi Effiong Super Eagles' Head Coach, Eric Chelle, has selected team Captain, William Ekong, first-choice goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, defenders Olaoluwa Aina and Calvin Bassey, midfielders Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi, and forwards Victor Osimhen,…
The Ekpene Obo Village Council Chairman, Elder Iboro Friday Robson (in yellow), and others fixing one of the bad spots in Ekpene Obo. By Our Reporter In a bold step towards communal development, youths of…
President Bola Tinubu. By Joseph Odok Subsidy on health is becoming very necessary in Nigeria today because of pressure that is a result of astronomical jump in the price of pharmaceutical and medical care. Therefore…
By Ogar Emmanuel Oko This piece was almost concluded and billed for publication on August 9th. However, due to the vicissitudes of life, it has tarried until now. On that fateful Saturday, August 9th, I…
Children, accused of being witches by either their parents, care givers, ‘pastors and prophets,’ are still being tortured and killed in cold blood, particularly in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States where the Child Rights…
Gov. Bassey Otu in a handshake with the Special Assistant to the President on Public Health, Mrs. Uju Rochas-Anwuka, flanked by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey (left) and Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development,…
The delegation. By Anietie Akpan The Federal government through the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has at last intervened on the deplorable federal roads in Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River state. A…
By Anietie Akpan The Police in Akwa Ibom state have arrested a suspected fake medical doctor over an alleged illegal abortion and murder in the state. A release from the Police Public Relations Committee, Akwa…
By Ita Williams, Calabar In her effort to give back to society and contribute to the vulnerable through humanitarian efforts, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, Comrade Archibong…
Health Officer Vaccinates a child against Cholera. By Ita Williams, Calabar Cholera, a centuries-old disease that continues to plague vulnerable communities, remains a major global and national public health concern, experts have warned. They said…
By Kingsley Agim The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, has congratulated Comrade Oka Ibor, Editor of the Nigerian Chronicle Newspaper, on his recognition with the 2025 Cross River State Government Best…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a Bill to provide for the establishment of the office of the Surveyor-General of the State. The bill, sponsored by the Member representing…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River State governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has advocated for the ownership of solid minerals by states and a comprehensive legislative reform aimed at empowering states in the management of mineral resources.…
The Direct General of PENCOM, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran speaking at the meeting with the Police Retirees in Calabar on Tuesday. By Anietie Akpan The National Pension Commission (PENCOM) has once again declared that massive reforms…
Excited beneficiaries. By Anietie Akpan It was shrill and thrill in some Cross River communities as they witnessed electricity first time ever in their homes. Cross River State Governor, Sen. Prince Bassey Edet Otu made…
By Tina Ezin, Calabar Six civil society organisations have petitioned the Lagos State House of Assembly, urging it to halt ongoing privatisation moves by the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) under its Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative.…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON. By Our Reporter President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, returned to the country from London early this Monday morning, looking robust and dispelling rumours of ill…
Ms. Comfort Emmanson By Etim Etim It’s very embarrassing and disgusting to read of so many men making all sorts of attractive offers to Comfort Emmanson, the lady who created a storm on Sunday when…
By Comfort Isaac At the South-South stakeholders’ meeting of APC in Benin in July, the star attraction was not the beautiful speeches of the governors or the flamboyant costumes of the politicians. The main allure…
Gov. Bassey Otu signs the bills into law as others watch. By Nsa Gill Lastweek, His Excellency, Governor Bassey Edet Otu, signed four important bills into law, each one a stepping stone toward the next…
By Dianabasi Effiong In a show of solidarity and affirmation of continuity, the Board of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) on Saturday in Abuja returned Dr Ibrahim Abdul as its President for a second term…
The inaugural lecturer, Prof. Stanislaus Orjighjigh Iyorza (left), receiving a memento from the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Prof. Tony Eyang who represented the Vice Chancellor. By Anietie Akpan A university don has urged the Federal…
Representative of the First Lady Designate, the Special Assistant to the Governor on General Duties, Pastor Ann Abraham (left), presenting the maternal care packs to one of the pregnant women in Eket. By Anietie Akpan…
Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika who represented the Administrator of Rivers, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd). By Dianabasi Effiong The Administrator of Rivers, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) says his administration is…
By Nsa Gill Yesterday;Tuesday, August 12th, Cross River State Government led by our ever dependable Governor Bassey Edet Otu played host to Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at…
Barrister Fidelis Onyebueke. By Ita Williams, Calabar A Prominent legal practitioner, Barrister Fidelis Onyebueke, has called on the Cross River State Government to consider returning to the Supreme Court to challenge a controversial judgment over…
Gov. Bassey Otu signing the supplementary budget into law while others watch with keen interest By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has jacked up its total budget fiscal outlay for year 2025 from N538…
Ms. Comfort Emmanson By Anietie Akpan A civil society organization, “Open Society on Justice Reform Project”, has condemned the indecent treatment meted on an Ibom Air passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson saying it is a breach…
