President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has questioned the rationale of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for downgrading its economic growth projection for Nigeria in 2025 from 3.2…
By Anietie Akpan The alleged fixing of a 10 year benchmark as a professor by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Governing Council as a precursor to contest for the position of a Vice Chancellor (VC)…
By Anietie Akpan Over one million children have been immunized in Cross River State in the one week polio immunization exercise. The Obong of Calabar and Treaty King of the Efik Kingdom, His Eminence Edidem…
(Motivational Speech Outline delivered to mark NUJ Week, Monday, May 5th, 2025) By Timothy Ogbang Akwaji Today, I won’t pretend to take my colleagues to the class room, possibly to teach them basic skills as…
Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Elder Anietie Etuk (Centre), the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Research and Documentation, Dr. Essien Ndueso (1st from left) and others during the projects tour recently. By Anietie Akpan…
Delta State Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme (Centre) receiving the torch from the officials. By Dianabasi Effiong Ahead of the 22nd National Sports Festival, the Delta State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Tuesday, received…
By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom First Lady Designate, Lady Helen Eno Obareki has been honoured as the matron of the Commissioners and Special Advisers Wives Association (COSAWA). This honour according a to press release…
Joseph Odok, PhD Esq By Joseph Odok The silencing of a voice like verydarkman will be a devastating set back to our democracy. It is becoming more risky and difficult to have someone speaking truth…
Two months ago, the Cross River State Police command had confirmed that one of its officers at Atakpa Police station in Calabar, Inspector Effiong Bassey, blatantly murdered a 41 years old lady, Ijeoma Wilson Obot,…
By Linus Obogo The attention of the Cross River State Government has been drawn to a laughably incoherent and intellectually bankrupt publication circulating online, attributed to one nondescript Ogenye Bernard Odey – a man who…
By Anietie Akpan Four Seminerians have lost their lives following a fatal accident at Ikwette community by Obudu Ranch bottom Hill in Obanliku Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State. A press release on…
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Nsa Gill (centre) with the CRS, NUJ Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey (left) and others during the flag off of the WPFD “Freedom Walk” on Saturday in Calabar.…
Rivers State Administrator, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete lbas (rtd) (centre), holding up Torch of Unity with support from Mrs Ikana Mbora, Team Leader of the National Sports Commission (right) and her colleague on Saturday in Rivers…
President Bola Tinubu By Dianabasi Effiong President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to reclaiming ungoverned areas—particularly forests—in the North West and across Nigeria. He said this would be done by deploying advanced surveillance…
Chairman, Akamkpa LGA, Hon. (Ophot) Felix Akposi doing the symbolic administration of polio vaccine By Anietie Akpan The Chairman of Akamkpa Local Government Council, Hon. (Ophot) Felix uAkposi, on Friday, May 2, officially flagged off…
Obong of Calabar and Treaty King of the Efik Kingdom, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, flagging off the NIPDs 1 week. By Kingsley Agim The Obong of Calabar and Treaty King of…
By Anietie Akpan The just concluded World Immunization Week 2025 campaign in Cross River State ended with a massive turnout. The exercise which was monitored by Pillar Today right from the State Primary Health Care…
Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey singing solidarity song during the May Day event. By Ita Williams, Calabar The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has saluted the contributions and sacrifices of…
NUJ ,CRS Council Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey By Ita Williams, Calabar The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, has issued a strong call to action on several pressing issues affecting the state,…
Dr Betta Edu (2nd from left), NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero (3rd from left) and other Labour leaders. By Anietie Akpan As Nigerians celebrate the 2025 May day, the immediate past Minister of Humanitarian Affairs…
By Itam Offor In it's continuous efforts at strengthening healthcare delivery in the State, the Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA) has repealed the Essential Drugs Programme Law 2002 and passed the CRS Drugs…
CRS .Deputy Gov. (left) with the Chief Executive Officer of NELfund, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr By Anietie Akpan Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has commended the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of…
By Anietie Akpan The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, has further confirmed the conviction of Professor Peter Ogban, jailed in 2021 by the lower court in Akwa Ibom state. INEC prosecuted Prof Ogban in…
SSA to the Governor on Research and Documentation, Dr. Essien Ndueso (right) with OAP, George Iniabasi Essien at the radio interview session . The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Research and Documentation,…
By Dianabasi Effiong The King’s Baton Relay will be hosted in Nigeria between June 15 and June 18, 2025, under the auspices of Commonwealth Sports and the Commonwealth Games, Nigeria. For the first time, each…
By Etim Etim Shareholders of Access Holdings will meet in Lagos on May 15 to consider the group’s financial results for Financial Year (FY) 2024 and review its expansion strategy for the next few years.…
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio By Dianabasi Effiong The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio says Nigeria stands at the threshold where it's Police Force must not be seen merely as an arm of coercion, but…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has reaffirmed that the growing wave of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is propelled by the sterling performance…
Prince Adewole Adebayo By Anietie Akpan The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo has called on defectors to the party to strictly adhere to its Ideology and not to bring…
A cross section of Board Members at the meeting. By Dianabasi Effiong The three-day induction programme for Board members of the Police Service Commission began on Monday in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa-Ibom State. The town, known…
