By Dianabasi Effiong The decision by world football-governing body, FIFA that Clubs can hold on to their players until Monday, 15 December 2025 before they are released for the 35th Africa Cup of Nations in…
Ekong leaps highest to score Nigeria’s goal against Cote d’Ivoire in the 2023 AFCON Final in Abidjan. By Dianabasi Effiong After a dispassionate evaluation of his 10-year stewardship with the Senior National Team of Nigeria…
The University of Calabar( Unical)has finalized arrangements for its 3rd annual Registry Day. According to a release by the University Registrar, Dr. (Mrs.) Chukwuka I. Icha,, made available by Public Relations Unit of the…
Gov. Umo Eno (left) with Minister Chris Vic. By Lucy Daniel In the Bible, compassion was never a theory. It was an action. Blind Bartimaeus cried out for mercy, and Jesus stopped. The leper knelt…
By Etim Etim In the last few months, there have been several eye-popping and lavish celebrations in Akwa Ibom State to mark a wedding or death. These festivities lend credence to the notion that the…
Gov. Umo Eno . Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, PhD, has been nominated and is set to attend the Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS) where he will receive the Distinguished…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan By Jackson Udom On 5 December 2025, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan again resorted to social media to claim incorrectly and misleadingly that His Excellency, the President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio,…
William Troost-Ekong (left) with Governor Umo Eno. By Anietie Akpan The Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has extended heartfelt congratulations to William Troost-Ekong on his retirement from international football. The Governor…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River state government is set to empower the vulnerable and less privileged with 150 mini buses. Accordingly the State Executive Council has approved the direct procurement of…
…Appoints Advisor to EUDR Traceability Drive Gov Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Government has appointed Pula Advisors as Lead Consultant for its European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Compliance and Traceability Programme…
A cross-section of the optometry students at the event. By Ita Williams, Calabar The management of Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State, has commissioned a multi-million-naira optometry clinic designed to transform eye-care training and…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government is set to host the 6th African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network (AfSNET) Conference 2026. Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, inaugurated the Planning Committee with the task of steering Cross…
The Speaker of the Assembly Rt Hon Elvert Ayambem (3rd from left) with the new Chairman and members of the State Sports Commission. By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has given…
Sacked State APC Chairman, Barr. Alphonsus Eba. By Anietie Akpan After weeks of face off, the Cross River State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Barr. Alphonsus Eba, has been removed from office. The…
Hon Bette Philip Obi, Sponsor of the CRS Rural Access Roads Authority Amendment Bill 2025. By Itam Offor Succor has come the way of rural communities as the Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA)…
By Etim Etim The International Press Institute (IPI) is a global organization that champions press freedom and promotes quality journalism. Founded in 1950, the IPI has members from over 120 countries, including editors, reporters and…
Gov. Umo Eno, his deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi with the delegation led by the CNS, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas during the courtesy visit. By Anietie Akpan A new naval base is to be established at…
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Research and Documentation, Dr. Essien Ndueso. By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Government has recorded major strides in youth empowerment and tourism to attract visitors and…
Immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel, CON. By Anietie Akpan Immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel,CON, has drummed up support for President Bola Tinubu, saying Nigerians should…
By Itam Offor As part of the budget process, the Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation has interfaced with the State Economic Team. The meeting which took place in the…
Governor Bassey Otu. BY Dominic Kidzu I ran into a short video clip in which Dr. Julius Okputu, former Chairman of Cross River State Civil Service Commission, saluted the admirable good nature and affable political…
CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso By Etim Etim The annual dinner of the Chartered Institute of Bankers is one of the most enduring events in Nigeria’s corporate calendar. It brings together industry chiefs and senior bankers…
The winners from Bakassi By Anietie Akpan A Non Governmental Organization (NGO), Talents-Afrique Reservoir Foundation has once again taken its awareness campaign on HIV/AIDS through School Sports in Cross River State. This year’s tournament was…
Former Governors L-R: Clement Ebri, Donald Duke and wife, Onari, incumbent Gov. Bassey Otu, former Gov. Ben Ayade and wife, Linda and former Gov. Liyel Imoke at the ceremony on Sunday. By Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair…
The new Vice Chancellor of University of Calabar, Prof. Offiong Efanga Offiong. By Ita Williams, Calabar The University of Calabar, one of Nigeria’s premier institutions of higher learning, today marked a significant milestone with the…
President Bola Tinubu. By Ehichioya Ezomon Amid the exexigencies, and declaration of a state of emergency on security across Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, finally approved State Police, which he's repeatedly…
Udom Inoyo. By Sam Akpe Udom Inoyo, the former ExxonMobil chief, must be a fulfilled man. A few years ago, he came up with anextraordinary idea—that of instituting an award to boost investigative journalism in…
Ouagadougou: Nigeria up against CIV, Benin Republic in CAF Schools Football Championship The Nigerian contingent on arrival in Ouagadougou on Saturday By Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria will be up against the representative teams of the Benin…
Some of the Ukelle Leaders at the November 29 meeting held at St Paul's Primary School, Wanokom. By Anietie Akpan Ukelle Communities Mobilze to Beef Up Voters’ Register, Get More Polling Units Ukellecommunities in Cross…
Cross River PDP Stakeholder, Austin Ibok. By Anietie Akpan A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Stakeholder and Coalition Hopeful in Cross River State, Mr. Austine Ibok has advised the embattled State Chairman of the All Progressive…
