By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly Member representing Yakurr State Constituency, Hon Cyril James Omini has been reinstated as Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation. Speaking during plenary, on Tuesday, …

Gov. Umo Eno. By Etim Etim I read Michael Bush’s article in The Sun newspaper of Monday, November 24, titled ‘’Just a little friendly fire’’, and it was immediately clear to me that he has…

Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State. By Etim Etim By the time Gov. Umo Eno joined APC in June, the Akwa Ibom branch of the party was a disparate and disenchanted group of people…

Gov. Umo Eno laying the 2026 budget before the Assembly on Tuesday. …Roads get 387.5bn, Education N31.6bn, Health N136.1bn  By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom state government has proposed a total of N1,390 trillion for 2026…

By Our Reporter The Vice‑Chancellor of the University of Calabar (Unical), Prof. Florence Obi, has officially commissioned the university’s ultramodern fuel station. Incorporated as Unical Petroleum and Gas Ltd, the new outlet located at Eta Agbor, close…

Uboho Bassey (right), presenting copies of her books to Nyaknno  Osso in Abuja …recently. By Uboho Bassey A few days have passed, yet I still cannot get over the thrill of my visit to BLERF—the…

Patrick Ogar, the Veteran Broadcaster who clocked 70 recently. By Eddy Ekpenyong The harmattan was tightening its bite on Calabar, as it often did at the year’s end. On a November morning in 1977, Senior…

By Princewill Kingston The Calabar Urban Development Authority, CUDA, has kickstarted the opening up of blocked drainages from the Walkover Bus Stop to Unique Schools in 8 miles, Calabar which had caused uncontrollable flooding of…

Chief Nduese Essien, former Minister. For the Record (November  24, 2025) By Chief Nduese Essien I address the nation with a heavy heart and a profound sense of responsibility. As a Nigerian who has served…

Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has declared that the state is safe to host all events contradicting its earlier statement cancelling the Agbokim marathon raising security concerns. The state government…

By Magnus Effiong The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Health, Dr Ekpo Ekpo Bassey, has posited that the challenge of brain drain in the health sector was gradually coming to an end in…

Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has raised the alarm over the invasion of its communities by bandits who disguise as miners. The Cross River State Anti-Illegal…

Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. By Our Reporter Dr Jibril Lawal Tafida, a Special Adviser to the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has washed his hands off a damaging document against his principal, which was…

Gov. Umo Eno. By Etim Etim Since Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State defected to APC on June 6, the issue of disloyalty of some of his political appointees have dogged his administration. Although…

Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Umanah. By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Government has described as misleading and mischievous the recent publication on a section of the media bothering on potholes and other…

Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The resolve by the Cross River state government led by Senator Bassey Otu, to honour the immediate past four civilian governors of the state has been described as a…

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro (middle),the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Didi Esther Walson-Jack (left) and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs during the flag off…

The survivor, Covenant with his mother, Madam Favour Okon Effiong. By Anietie Akpan Sunday is the day most Christians set aside to worship God en-mass. It is also a day of relaxation and visitations. Children…

By Magnus Effiong The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, has restated the importance of functional health institution, saying building facilities across the country without trained health personnel and modern equipment…

Cross River State on Friday played host to the Agroecological Zonal Workshop of the Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value-Chains for Growth (AGROW) Programme, an ambitious Federal Government initiative supported by the World Bank to overhaul Nigeria’s…

By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has commissioning the newly constructed General Hospital and 2.2km access road in Ikot Akpan Nkuk, the Ukanafun local government headquarters of the state. The…

Senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR. By Anietie Akpan Senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim, has said Nigeria’s counter-insurgency efforts will remain limited unless citizens see themselves as active stakeholders in the fight against…

Hon Cyril James Omini, sponsor of the bill By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, passed for second reading a bill seeking to provide a legal framework for the establishment,…

Gov. Bassey Edet Otu By Austine Ibok Your Excellency, Governor Bassey Edet Otu, As a committed opposition member who has no intention of joining the APC, I must sincerely commend your ongoing efforts to sanitize…

Fathia Temitope Zubair with her award. Fathia Temitope Zubair has been named the Best Behaved Graduating Student of the Nursing Sciences Department for the 2024/2025 academic session at Arthur Javis University, Calabar. She received the…

Member representing Ikot Abasi/Eastern Obolo State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mrs Selinah Ukpatuf, doing the commissioning while others assist. By Anietie Akpan In a bid to strengthen Governor Umo Eno’s…

The President of the Senate,  Distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio …Consoles Family, NUJ, NGE The President of the Senate,  Distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, has described the passing of veteran journalist and co-founder of Newswatch…

Akwa Ibom State has recorded another first far away in the federal capital territory. At the final of the female category of the Senate President’s Football Tournament, the Elegant Angels Football Academy of Ikono, Akwa…

The Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey (centre), during the 2nd Dry Run. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu has officially unveiled the 2025 Carnival Mascot and the newly established…

Chairman of Akamkpa Local Government Council, Hon. (Ophot) Felix Akposi KSJI, in a meeting with Sterling Global and PHEDC. By Anietie Akpan The Chairman of Akamkpa Local Government Council, Hon. (Ophot) Felix Akposi KSJI, has…