By Our Reporter The Board of the University of Calabar Printing and Publishing Press Limited has reappointed Dr. Mathias Sunday as Managing Director (MD) for a second term of four years, effective December 1, 2024,…
Gov. Bassey Otu laying the budget before the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government, has presented a total budget outlay of ₦780.59 billion for the 2026 fiscal year…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has faulted claim by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that the charges filed against before the…
The CG of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi By Dianabasi Effiong The Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, has been elected the President of, Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) For the…
By Anietie Akpan The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, has commended members of the Christian community for their continuous efforts in promoting activities that foster human development…
Dr. Betta Edu By Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair "Men do not shape destiny; destiny produces the man for the hour."- Fidel Castro At 39, energetic, academically fortified, enterprising, and imbued with youthful zeal, Dr. Betta Edu…
By Magnus Effiong As former Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu, celebrates her 39th Birthday on Monday, October 27, 2025, millions of young Nigerians across the country have joined in the celebration, describing her…
Vice President, Kashim Shetima (3rd right), Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio (2nd left), Akwa A’Ibom State Gov. Pastor Umo Eno (1st right) and others at the ceremony. By Etim Etim What manner of a funeral…
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. By Sufuyan Ojeifo History, in its long and patient arc, is a master storyteller. Its finest tales often begin with conflict rather than applause, with accusation rather than acclaim. Before…
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. By Anietie Akpan The leadership of the Ibibio Traditional Council in Akwa Ibom State has declared total support for President of the Senate and former governor of the state, Senator…
Officials and participants at the workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers state…recently. By Anietie Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and University dons have rested squarely challenges faced by children in the society in the…
L-R: Galaxy Backbone programme Director, Mr Wumi Oghoetuoma, Hon Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abass Lawal and the Permanent Secretary, Mahmud Adam Kambari during the flag off of 1Government Cloud Digitalisation Programme recently in Abuja. By…
…Inaugurates Patience Eno’s Women Development Centre By Iniemem Ndueso. The Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady of Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Obareki, has commended the Chairman of Ukanafun Local Government, Mr Uyo…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi at the ceremony. By Anietie Akpan The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has urged academics to embrace Artificial Intelligence…
Governor Bassey Edet Otu (10th) left , his deputy, Rt Hon. Peter Odey (11th left) and the council members during the inauguration. Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has inaugurated the Governing Council…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio By Anietie Akpan Women of Annang land, one of the dominant ethnic group in Akwa Ibom State, have threatened to ostracize Mrs. Patience Ibanga Akpabio over what they…
Coordinator of PadBank, Archibong Bassey, during the outreach programme on Tuesday. By Asuquo Cletus PadBank, a humanitarian initiative committed to ending period poverty and promoting menstrual hygiene, has extended its monthly mobile outreach to Ekot…
Commissioner for Sports, Etubom Paul Bassey (2nd left); Chairman of Akwa United FC, Mr. Joseph Eno (3rd left); Acting Managing Director/CEO of Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi (4th left); and Manager, Marketing and Communications, Mrs…
By Etim Etim At an event at London School of Economics recently, CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso announced that the bank has integrated AI into its monetary policy framework for macroeconomic forecasting and decision-making. The CBN…
By Our Reporter Beneficiaries of the N2 billion investment partnership scheme for small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) across the 9 Niger Delta States, initiated by the Niger Delta Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Prince Efiok For a future Nigeria that will be free of bigotry and ethnic tensions, young people as leaders of tomorrow have been advised to emulate the cosmopolitan worldview of the…
Gov. Bassey Otu signing the bill into law By Anietie Akpan Aimed at strengthening nstitutional reforms and sustainable development, Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has signed into law two pivotal bills passed…
Gov. Bassey Otu (middle), flanked by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey and wife, Bishop Eyoawan Otu during the flag off. By Anietie Akpan Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State Sunday, flagged off the…
By Our Reporter As Cross River prepares to host the world in its 20th edition of its universally acclaimed Carnival Calabar, Governor Bassey Otu, Su day, flagged off the first dry run for the Carnival,…
By Anietie Akpan The Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF) has unveiled plans for its 2025 Cancer Awareness Campaign, marking 11 years of sustained impact in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and care across Nigeria. The awareness campaign was…
By Clement Warrie The Peoples Democratic Party, once formidable and feared—no, more than feared; revered—in all of Africa, is dead. That’s the coroner’s verdict. Its once massive territories and flourishes are gone, along with the…
Chief Nse Ntuen. By Anietie Akpan An Akwa Ibom Elder and former member, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Chief Nse Ntuen, has strongly condemned and unequivocally dismissed the recent wave of unfounded allegations and…
Participants at the event posed with the Founder of CMA, Comrade Edwin Madunagu (centre) at the event on Saturday in Calabar. By Ita Williams, Calabar In a renewed effort to combat gender prejudice and promote…
By Our Reporter The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has felicitated the Governor of Cross River state, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, on his 66th Birthday, saying the Governor’s commitment to the welfare of his…
Nigeria legend and FIFA Ambassador for the Women’s game, Mercy Akide-Udoh with the Flamingos in Morocco on Friday. By Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria legend, FIFA Women’s World Cup star and FIFA’s Ambassador for the women’s game,…
