By Our Reporter The Chairman of a socio-cultural organisation, Yala Progressive Union, Calabar branch, Dr Denis Ogar, has explained why his people unanimously agreed to make the Chairman of Axari Hotels & Towers, Etubom Arc…
By Magnus Effiong In a bid to ensure food security, healthcare and improved welfare of Nigerians, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu, has launched the National Community Food Bank Programme in Calabar for…
By Omini Oden There is something profoundly wrong with a democracy that remembers its older citizens when it needs their votes but forgets them when it is time to design the system in which those…
By Our Reporter The National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for the Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency, Mr Ededem Hogan, has explained why he is seeking to unseat the incumbent member of the House of Representatives, Rt.…
By Wevole Ezin, Calabar The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Journalists to make the safety, dignity, privacy and best interests of children central to their reportage, warning against coverage that could expose vulnerable…
By Ita Williams The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Cross River State Command, has rescued 42 persons and arrested suspected members of an alleged transnational criminal syndicate operating under the guise of a…
Youths and other residents of Cross River State have expressed support for the Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Special Duties, Barr. Ekpenyong Akiba, over the petition to the police that reportedly led to…
By Wevole Ezin Residents of Peaceland Community in Calabar, Cross River State, are living in fear as an expanding ravine continues to eat into residential buildings, displacing families and threatening to destroy more homes. The…
By Magnus Effiong Daniel Imo, 44, paralysed for the past 23 years as a result of a workplace accident, has cried out for help from governments at all levels, groups, organisation and indeed public-spirited individuals.…
By Ita Williams Leaders of Obutong community in Calabar Municipality have denied reports that residents are planning to protest over the devastating landslide threatening the area. Instead, they appealed to the Federal, State and Local…
By Ita Williams The Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria has charged the outgoing Associate Minister of Asin Ufot, Efut Parish, Rev. Patience Odor Ateb, to remain faithful to her calling and uphold the…
It is with hearts weighed down by grief that the Management, Editorial Board and Staff of PillarToday Newspaper announce the passing of our beloved Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Anietie B. Akpan, whose transition in the early hours…
By Rasheed Olanrewaju Some people do not merely live; they leave indelible footprints on the sands of time. Comrade Anietie Ben Akpan, fondly known as Roro Chief, was one of those rare personalities. He invested…
By Ita Williams Governor Bassey Otu has inaugurated a security sensitisation campaign in Calabar, declaring that his administration will continue to take proactive steps to safeguard Cross River against terrorism and other security threats. The…
By Anietie Akpan, from his sick bed, assisted by his wife, Imaobong, Daughter, Etinyene and Neighbor, Idongesit Otoobong. The marina road linking to naval marina base has cut into two, leaving so many pedestrians and…
By Magnus Effiong Akaninyene Ignatius Eshiet, arrested and detained for allegedly killing Mr Okon Bassey Okon Nsa of Ukim Ita and Mr Okokon Akpan Eshiet of Akai Ibonda, all in Odukpani local government area of…
Eno’s Food Intervention, Excites Etinan Communities, Assures On 2027 By Anietie Akpan Residents and stakeholders in Etinan Local Government Area have commended Governor Umo Eno for sustaining the ARISE Food Security Programme, describing the intervention…
Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has felicitated the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly ,…
By Anietie Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), governments and partners have begun a two-day evidence-based state-level consultation to shape its 2028–2032 country programme, bringing together Enablers from the three Field Office focus states…
By Ita Williams In a judgment widely believed to be a milestone in the fight against violence against children, the Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted Apostle Ubong Bassey Etim, 51,…
By Magnus Effiong As the 2027 elections gradually approach, the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Cross River state has called on those who are yet to obtain their permanent voter cards (PVC) to do so,…
By Magnus Effiong The Tamimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has unveiled its governorship and other candidates for next year’s elections in Cross River State, saying the recent judgments of the Court…
By Ita Williams The Chairman of the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Chris Sunny Etta has defended the state's proposed demolition of structures on the State Water Board land,…
By Itam Offor The Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Bishop Eyoanwan Otu, on Wednesday, paid an advocacy visit to the House of Assembly as part of efforts to strengthen the fight against Sexual…
By Kingston Princewill The government of Cross River State has rejected allegation that it was witch-hunting political opponents with the recent move to demolish buildings within the Water Board premises in Calabar, saying the exercise…
By Our Staff Reporter The Effanga Nsa palace of the Obong of Calabar in the Cross River State capital was agog, weekend, as the Efik people from all walks of life celebrated the capping and…
…Residents Task FG on Security, Good Governance. By Princewill Kingston/Magnus Effiong It is no longer news that Nigeria is celebrating 27 years of uninterrupted democratic rule with pomp and pageantry even as government officials at…
…Community Fears More Killings by Others at Large, Tasks Police …Residents Demand Harsh Punishment for Suspects, Accomplices By Joseph Kingston Communities in Odukpani local government of Cross River state have been thrown into fear…
By Our Reporter The OBIdient Movement (TOM) in Cross River State has warned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against choosing its governorship candidate from the northern part of the State . In a press statement…
By Princewill Kingston/Magnus Effiong Many Cross Riverians, particularly supporters of Gov Bassey Otu, have continued to applaud what they describe as remarkable strides recorded by his administration within three years in office. And, while many…
