Month: November 2025

Ouagadougou: Nigeria up against CIV, Benin Republic in CAF Schools Football Championship The Nigerian contingent on arrival in Ouagadougou on Saturday By Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria will be up against the representative teams of the Benin…

Some of the Ukelle Leaders at the November 29 meeting held at St Paul's Primary School, Wanokom. By Anietie Akpan Ukelle Communities Mobilze to Beef Up Voters’ Register, Get More Polling Units Ukellecommunities in Cross…

Cross River PDP Stakeholder, Austin Ibok. By Anietie Akpan A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Stakeholder and Coalition Hopeful in Cross River State, Mr. Austine Ibok has advised the embattled State Chairman of the All Progressive…

By Etim Etim Less than a year after meeting the N500 billion minimum capital requirement, Access Holdings, the parent company of Access bank Plc, is raising additional N40 billion through private placement to meet a…

Obong Dan Akpan P.hD, addressing his constituents at the meeting…recently. By Destiny Isong The Leader of Ubium South in Nsit‑Ubium Local Government Area, Dr. Dan Akpan, has graciously engaged with the people of the tri‑ward…

President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described Nigeria's election to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for the 2026–2027 biennium as a strong affirmation of the country's growing…

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (left), in a handshake with President Bola Tinubu. By Anietie Akpan The Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCSG) has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the nomination of Senator Jimoh Ibrahim and…

Cross River State Government, weekend, took a giant step towards strengthening its small business ecosystem, as the state Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (CRSMEDA) cleared 500 entrepreneurs to access the SMEDAN–Sterling Bank single-digit interest loan…

Officials and the graduands. ...presents certificates, cash prizes to graduands By Ekemini James Governor Umo Eno's vision of raising world-class entrepreneurs through the Ibom Leadership and Entrepreneurial Development Centre (Ibom-LED) recorded another milestone as 500…

UNICAL  VC designate, Professor Offiong Effanga Offiong. By Anietie Akpan Southern Cross River Academics, University Of Calabar (SOCRA-UCB) have charged the incoming Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University ((UNICAL), Professor Offiong Effanga Offiong to correct…

DG, NIS, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu By Ita Williams Akpan The former international footballer, sports administrator, and Director General (DG) of the National Institute of Sports (NIS), Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu has reaffirmed…

Gov. Umo Eno laying the budget before the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly…recently. By Etim Etim While I wait for the Commissioners for Budget and Finance to give further details on the N1.39 trillion…

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR, PhD By Anietie Akpan In a stirring call for national unity and patriotism, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has urged Nigerians to rally behind President Bola Tinubu’s bold economic and security reform agenda.…

Dr Sylvanus Eferebo, the National Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Marine Engineers and Naval Architects (NIMENA), By Dianabasi Effiong Stakeholders in Nigeria's Blue Economy have been urged to evolve a clear national maritime vision to ensure…

Former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Dele Ezeoba (right) in a handshake with the Catholic Priest in Delta, Very Rev. Fr. Norbert Uchunor By Dianabasi Effiong A Catholic Priest in Delta, Very Rev. Fr.…

Mr. Michael Bush. By Our Reporter The College of Personal Aides to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State has expressed deep concern over what it described as an increasing pattern of malicious and self-serving media…

Chairman, National Sports Commission, (NSC) Mallam Shehu Dikko during an interview with Journalists on Friday. By Ita Williams, Calabar Nigeria’s sports sector received a renewed push for growth and professionalism on Friday as stakeholders from…

By Magnus Effiong Property owners and farmers affected by the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway have commended the federal government for the transparent manner in which it is carrying out the compensation exercise. Beneficiaries…

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON. President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has sent heartfelt condolences to the people and government of Bauchi State, as well as the Islamic Ummah and the…

Embattled State Chairman of APC, Barr. Alphonsus Eba,  By Dominic Kidzu The ruling party in Cross River State, the APC, has been thrown into a whirlwind of crises while it's State Executive Committee and chapter…

From left: Head of Civil Service of Federation, Didi-Esther Walson-Jack Mni, Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Galaxy Backbone Executive Director,Marketing and Centricity Hon Olusegun Olulade, during the…

  By Anietie Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Federal Government and other partners on Thursday flagged off the South South Zonal Flag-Off of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS7)…

Side-by-Side for Gender Justice Movement during their 2025 awareness campaign walk at the Calabar Road near the Millennium Park, Calabar on Tuesday. By Ita Williams, Calabar A Non-Governmental Organisation, Side By Side for Gender Justice…

By Anietie Akpan Media leaders, government, and development community have called for a stronger media advocacy for the rights and welfare of children in Nigeria. The Symposium reaffirmed that “the path to a just and…

Sports Reform in Nigeria Underway as NSC, SWAN, Others Make Case By Anietie Akpan The National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) have called for Sports teform in Nigeria. Accordingly,…

By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly Member representing Yakurr State Constituency, Hon Cyril James Omini has been reinstated as Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation. Speaking during plenary, on Tuesday, …

Gov. Umo Eno. By Etim Etim I read Michael Bush’s article in The Sun newspaper of Monday, November 24, titled ‘’Just a little friendly fire’’, and it was immediately clear to me that he has…

Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State. By Etim Etim By the time Gov. Umo Eno joined APC in June, the Akwa Ibom branch of the party was a disparate and disenchanted group of people…

Gov. Umo Eno laying the 2026 budget before the Assembly on Tuesday. …Roads get 387.5bn, Education N31.6bn, Health N136.1bn  By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom state government has proposed a total of N1,390 trillion for 2026…