By Isoni Isoni The Flag Officer Commanding the Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral C D Okehie has been commended for his vision to use the game of golf to build fitness and spirit of unity…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA) has removed the Vice Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Council, Hon Emmanuel Idi Yakubu following allegations of gross misconduct. The House voted via Division…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has suspended all scrap-related activities, popularly known as “iron condemn” in the state. A statement dated February 23 and endorsed by the Attorney-General and Commissioner…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno (left) and his Cross River State counterpart, Prince Bassey Otu. ...Seeks Dialogue for the Interest of Abasi People By Destiny Isong The leadership of the Abasi People Foundation…
Late Dele Giwa. By Sam Akpe Finally, here it is! Dele Giwa, the late journalism icon, is back—in prose. It’s a breaking news! The Dele Giwa Journalism Research Centre—a digitalised archive that features the works…
1. The Government of Akwa Ibom State has taken note of a recent report by Premium Times which attributed revenue figures to the State and proceeded to draw sensational comparisons between different fiscal periods without…
Cross River Governor , Senator Bassey Otu (5th from left), flanked on his right by Mr. Samuel Yarnap, the Congress Committee Chairman and others after the conduct of the Ward and Local Government Congresses in…
Convener, ADC Coalition Movement in Cross River State, Mr. Austine Ibok. By Anietie Akpan An opposition party in Cross River state, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has thrown its weight behind Governor Bassey Otu of…
Gov. Umo Eno speaking at the occasion. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom state government has unveiled plans to ensure that a new rural water system is established in each of the 369 Wards of the…
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, OFR, CON, SAN. By Victor Ndoma-Egba My attention has been drawn to recent attempts by certain individuals to deliberately misrepresent my contributions on the floor of the 6th Senate concerning the Bakassi…
Sen. John Udoedehe By Dianabasi Effiong Sen. John Udoedehe, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former interim national Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday tasked Gov. Umo Eno of…
By Ita Williams, Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that Mr. Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla was kidnapped or taken by unknown persons in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government…
Senator Florence Ita-Giwa By Anietie Akpan Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has paid a glowing tribute to former Senator Florence Ita-Giwa on the occasion of her 80th birthday, describing her as “a…
President of the 4th Senate, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim GCON. The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated former President of the 4th Senate, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim GCON on his 65th…
From left: Secretary of NUJ, CRS Council, Comrade Mike Abang, the new PPRO, CRS Police Command, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, NUJ Chairman CRS Council, Comrade Archibong Bassey, members of the Police team who accompanied the PPRO,…
By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has denied any case of organ harvesting in Isong Nyang, Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The Command in a press release dated February…
Barr. Ekpenyong Akiba speaking at the occasion, flanked by NUJ Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey (left) and the Chairman Civil Service Commission, Sir Maurice Effiwat By Victoria Omini The Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross…
By Dianabasi Effiong Fasting begins on Wednesday for Christians and Muslims alike as faithful of the two major religions observe Ash Wednesday and Ramadan. For Christians, this years Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 18. Lent…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON. As Christians today begin the lent season with Ash Wednesday, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has enjoined Nigerian Christian faithful to use the period as…
Deputy Gov. of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme (left), receiving the Niger Delta Torch of Unity from an athlete at Government House, Asaba on Monday. By Dianabasi Effiong Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has tasked…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Dianabasi Effiong In fulfillment of his promise to the Akwa Ibom people to continually pay down the backlog of gratuities, a fact he emphasized during the presentation of the 2026 Budget,…
Gov. Bassey Otu (right) and Dr. Betta Edu. By Anietie Akpan Heavyweight political leaders in Cross River State have resolved to mobilise no fewer than 1.5 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. As the holy fast of Ramadan begins, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has enjoined the Muslim faithful to use the period to pray for peace…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River Police Command has waded into the farmers-herders conflicts in Odukpani Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Last week there were reports in the media of herders attacking farms and…
Governor Bassey Otu, speaking to newsmen moments after arrival at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar on Monday. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu, on Monday declared that the state’s future remains…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio. By Eseme Eyiboh Nigerian politics is not for the faint-hearted. It is noisy, dramatic, and often unforgiving. In a space where rumours travel faster than facts and headlines are written before…
By Anietie Akpan Victor Attah International Airport has gone a step further towards achieving its international flights operations goal with the delivery of two Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs), at the new smart terminal building. It…
By Ita Williams, Calabar In a significant political misstep, the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a formal apology after circulating a stakeholders' invitation list that included several highly…
The Commissioner for Sports, Elder Paul Bassey, speaking at the ceremony. By Anietie Akpan As the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Sports concluded its three-day in-house capacity building training, staff have been urged to translate…
Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Cross River state, Hon. Johnson Ebokpo Jnr. By Ita Williams, Calabar In a significant move to future-proof its agricultural economy, Cross River State has officially commenced a statewide digital…
