Year: 2025

By Anietie Akpan In a gale of defections rocking the People Democratic Party (PDP) nationwide, a prominent member in Ikom Urban Ward 1 has dumped the PDP to the All Progressive Congress (APC) with thousands…

President Bola Tinubu The Akwa Ibom Unity Forum (AUF), a bipartisan coalition of prominent sons and daughters of Akwa Ibom State, has issued a heartfelt appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging federal intervention in…

By Anietie Akpan The Cross River Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has celebrated her National President, Comrade Alhassan Yahya at his birthday. A message of felicitation dated April 27 and signed by…

By Dianabasi Effiong The Police Service Commission Board induction/Strategic Management Session for its newly- appointed Board Members is scheduled for Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, from April 28 to April 30. According to the PSC…

Akwa Ibom First Lady Designate, Lady Helen Obareki (3rd from right), Wife of Senate President, Dr. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio (4th from right) and others presenting one of the items to a beneficiary on Saturday. By…

By Anietie Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have decried funding cuts to global health, saying already, over 15 million Vulnerable children cannot be vaccinated Outbreaks of vaccines…

By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has unveiled a new unifying mantra for the state: “One Cross River, One Love”. The announcement which was made during an Endorsement Dinner hosted in…

Lady  Helen Obareki presenting an item to one of the market Women. By Dianabasi Effiong Lady Helen Eno Obareki, the Coordinator, Office of the Akwa Ibom State First Lady, on Friday, held a sensitisation rally…

Governor Bassey Otu (left) with the installation,  the National Coordinator Cross Riverians 4 Bassey Otu, Obonganwan Gnarly Eyo, By Anietie Akpan Moved by his impeccable developmental track record that has impacted lives of ordinary person…

A cross section of pioneer engineering graduates. By Anietie Akpan The Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Calabar (Unical), has churned out its first set of graduates, just as the Vice Chancellor of the…

Delta State Deputy Governor, Monday Onyeme in a handshake with the Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice T.O. Diai. By Dianabasi Effiong Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has said that the late Prof. Amos…

The First Lady Designate, Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki (middle) with the children and others, cutting the Governor’s birthday cake on Thursday. By Anietie Akpan The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa…

The distribution of the fertilizers The House of Representatives Member for Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency, Rep. Bassey Akiba, has distributed fertilizers to hundreds of farmers in Bacoco Community, in Calabar Municipality. The atmosphere was filled…

By Anietie Akpan The 137th Inaugural Lecturer of the University of Calabar (Unical), Prof. Susana Ben Ohen, has said that climate change, insecurity, post-harvest losses, policy, and governance gaps pose challenges to the food security…

Late Miss Awhobiwom Ukah. By Anietie Akpan Residents of Calabar and the Ctoss River State Government have traded blames over the Good Friday flood incident that drowned and swept away Miss  Awhobiwom Ukah, a second…

Pix 1: L-R: Chairman Planning Committee, Eyo Charles; NUJ Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey; CP Olusegun Omosanyin; NUJ Vice Chairman, Sunday Inah and Pix 2: NUJ Chairman, Comrade Bassey (right) in a hand shake with the…

Nigeria’s U20 Flying Eagles By Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, on Tuesday, defeated their Egyptian counterparts, Young Pharaohs, 2-1 in a pre-Africa U20 Cup of Nations friendly at the Cairo International Stadium. Kparobo…

President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has lauded the Federal Government's decision to make the naira-for-crude policy permanent, describing it as a sustainable solution to the cost of living…

Gov. Umo Eno. By Etim Etim The most topical political issue this Easter weekend is Gov. Umo Eno’s public endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term and the discussions it generated across the country.…

Gov. Umo Eno. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has barred elaborate celebrations on his 61st birthday coming up on April 24. In a press statement issued by the Chief Press…

NAWOJ Chairman, CRS chapter, Rekpene Uket (4th from left), Rev. Sister Mary Claudia (3rd from left) and others during the visit to the Pope John Paul II Good Samaritan Home in Calabar on Monday By…

Governor of CRS; Apostle Bassey Otu (centre), his wife, Bishop Eyoawan Bassey Otu. (3rd from right), State Chairman of CAN, Rev. Takis Etim Caiafas (4th from left); Bishop Josef Bassey (2nd from right); Bishop Emma…

Gov. Pastor Umo (Centre), his Deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi (left) and others during the State’s Evening of Hymns at the International Christian Worship Centre, Uyo on Monday. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State, Governor,Pastor Umo Eno,…

Late Mrs Shimite Love. By Dianabasi Effiong The Management of the Maris Trust Council (MTC) has described the death of Mrs Shimite Love as shocking. MTC, in a statement by its Secretary, Comrade Fidelis Egugbo,…

Chief Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita  By Anietie Akpan The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has celebrated the former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Chief Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita on her…

His Holiness, Pope Francis. By Dianabasi Effiong President Bola Ahned Tinubu of Nigeria on Monday mourned with Christians and Catholic faithful worldwide, on the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis on Easter Monday at the…

By Dianabasi Effiong The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), has extended warm Easter greetings to all Nigerians, including Staff of the Commission and members of the  Nigeria Police Force and…

Chairman of Obubra LGA, Hon  Kingsley Arikpo (left) and Chairman of Akamkpa LGA, Hon. Felix Akposi . By Anietie Akpan In the spirit of Easter, the Chairmen of Obubra and Akamkpa Local Government Areas (LGAs)…

Dr. Betta Edu. By Anietie Akpan As Christians all over the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the immediate past Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has charged Christians to…

Gov. Umo Eno during the broadcast. By Anietie Akpan The Governor Akwa Ibom State has gone spiritua, prophesing better days for the state saying, as the Lord has Risen after all suffering, Akwa Ibom is…