By Itam Offor In its commitment to strengthening sanitation standards and safeguarding public health, the Cross River State House of Assembly has passed the Open Defecation Prohibition Bill. The bill is a legislative measure aimed…
Former Director General of NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside By Dianabasi Effiong A former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, says institutions are not defined by walls or…
By Anietie Akpan The ARISE With Renewed Hope Initiative, a strategic political movement in Akwa Ibom State aimed at mobilizing support for President Bola Tinubu, Governor Umo Eno and Senator Godswill Akpabio ahead of the…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has urged the State government in collaboration with the Forestry Commission to place a ban on illegal logging of wood across Heritage Monolith sites in…
CRS Council NUJ Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey (2nd from right), ADC 1st Vice Chairman Central and Director Policy and Strategy, Dr. McFallan Eja (3rd from right) and others at the briefing on Tuesday. By Ita…
…Inaugurates Obot Akara Chapter By Anietie Akpan The grassroots mobilization drive of the ARISE with Renewed Hope Initiative continued on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, with the inauguration of its Obot Akara Local Government Chapter at…
By Anietie Akpan The Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command, CP. Rashid Afegbua, has charged the 2025/2026 Police Constable Recruitment Screening Team on due diligence, professionalism, and transparency. The Commissioner of Police on Monday,…
From: R-L Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Dr.Peter Odey, State Governor, Prince Bassey Otu; Commandant, Amphibious Training School, Calabar, Brig. Gen. Mathias.Ibawa Amatso, Secretary to Government of State, Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh and Special Adviser,…
By Utibe Udokang The Special Adviser to the Governor on Cooperatives and Rural Development, Rt. Hon. Alice Ekpenyong, has described the ARISE Cooperative initiative as a direct fulfillment of Governor Umo Eno’s campaign promises. She…
Dr.Betta Edu with a baby in the midst of the children and others. By Anietie Akpan In continuation of her decade-long Ramadan and Lent tradition, the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr.…
By Akanimo Kufre Akpabio United FC secured a 1-0 victory over Ekiti United FC at the Uyo Township Stadium on Sunday, courtesy of Emmanuel Joseph's decisive goal. The winning team's striker scored from a rebound…
By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has reaffirmed the enduring bond between the people of Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State, describing both as brothers who must continue to live…
Dr. Betta Edu. By Anietie Akpan Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has called for greater empowerment of women, support for vulnerable as the world cebrates the International Women’s Day.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Anietie Akpan The Ooni of Ife, Senate President, the Ogun State Governor,Olu of Warri and other prominent leaders in Nigeria and beyond have lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing…
Governor Bassey Edet Otu The Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Edet Otu, has paid glowing tribute to the women of the state as the world commemorates International Women’s Day, applauding their resilience, enterprise and…
…Hits 40 Percent By Ima-Obong Akpantuen The administration of Governor Umo Eno has allocated 40 per cent of political appointments and positions to women, describing the move as unprecedented in the political history of the…
DCP Anthony Okon Placid, psc(+), mni. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM has approved the appointment of DCP Anthony Okon Placid, as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO). This…
Former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN By Anietie Akpan President Bola Tinubu heartily congratulates Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, on his 70th birthday on Sunday, March 8, 2026. In statement dated March 8, by the…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON. By Anietie Akpan As the World celebrates this year's International Women's Day, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated women, particularly Nigerian women on their…
Archbishop Tunde Adeleye and his wife, Dorathy . By Ita Williams, Calabar A guest lecturer, Gospel Emah Isong, President and Founder of Christian Central Chapel, has called for a major overhaul of internal party politics…
By Akanimo Kufre The MTN CHAMPS Athletics Classics in Calabar concluded on a high note on its third day, March 7, yielding several memorable moments, including Team Nigeria's women's 4x400m relay team qualification for the…
Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, the Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). By Sam Akpe That was in the mid-80s. I was a cub-reporter—an intern at the Nigerian Chronicle in…
Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, OFR, CON. By Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair In the evolution of Nigeria’s democratic experience, certain public figures stand out not merely for the offices they have occupied, but for the institutional…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, (centre) doing the commissioning of the centre while Governor Umo Eno (1st right) and others assist. By Anietie Akpan Wife of the President of Nigeria, Distinguished Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called…
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR. By Anietie Akpan Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Senator Ibrahim, a doctorate graduate of the University of Cambridge,…
By Dianabasi Effiong The Police Service Commission (PSC) has enlisted the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) as a critical partners in the screening of 50,000 constables. According to Torty Kalu, Head, Protocol and Public Affairs,…
President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. This is contained in a statement by…
Ethiopia's Merdekios Wolde Wachiso By Akanimo Kufre The second day of the MTN CHAMPS Athletics Classics in Calabar, turned out fierce competition in various events across different categories. At the U.J. Esuene Stadium, Ethiopia's…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State governor, Bassey Edet Otu, Friday, announced a comprehensive ban on illegal mining across the state following a strategic meeting with critical stakeholders in the sector. “A…
By Ekemini James It was the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson who once remarked that, “The years teach much which the days never know.” That quiet wisdom captures the moral responsibility every society…
