By Dianabasi Effiong The Super Eagles achieved a universal spread of 10 different scorers in their 15-goal haul in Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying series, with only ace forward Victor Osimhen…
Dr Betta Edu (left) with Governor Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has described Governor Bassey Otu as a beacon of hope and progress…
Former President of Henshaw Town Council (HTC) and a retired High Court Judge, Etubom (Justice) Charles Archibong, has given reasons he feels Henshaw Town community leaders of Calabar South should sheath their swords over the…
By Princewill Kingston 88 Diasporans of Efik origin have finally located their traditional homes in Cross River state and have been inducted into the 12 Royal Houses of the Efik Eburutu kingdom. The Obong of…
By Joseph Kingston As the Governor of Cross River state, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, rolls out the drums to celebrate his 66th Birthday, Cross Riverians have given different opinions on whether or not celebration is…
The APC Governors at the meeting. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu, has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the most formidable political platform in Nigeria capable…
By Samuel Anthony The inspiration drawn from the impressive leadership of Governor Umo Eno in Akwa Ibom State, has propelled the Executive Chairman of Ikot Abasi Local Government Area, Hon. Ime Williamson Essien, to execute…
By Anietie Akpan A massive landslide along the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd pipeline in Calabar is threatening the private residence of the Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu and the Ekorinim Community…
Professor Offiong E. Offiong By Anietie Akpan Professor Offiong E Offiong of the Department of Chemistry, University of Calabar has disassociated himself from recent publications in the social media that he emerged tops in the…
Hon Eyo Bassey, Member representing Bakassi State Constituency. By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the state government to urgently commence the rehabilitation of the Ikang Jetty in Bakassi…
Cross River First Lady, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Edet Otu (middle), assisted by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe (left) commissioning the centre while others look on. By Anietie Akpan Cross River First Lady, Bishop…
The Flamingos before the clash with Paraguay. By Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, rounded off their pre-World Cup preparations in style with a hard-fought 3–2 victory over Paraguay in Casablanca on…
L-R: Gov. Bassey Otu, Miracle Usani and the Hon. Agnes Atsu, Commissioner for Sports Development, CRS during the presentation ceremony in Calabar on Wednesday. Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, Wednesday, rewarded Yakurr-born Miracle…
Late Obong Isong Isang. The Akwa Ibom State Football Association (AKSFA) has announced the commencement of registration for the 2nd Obong Isong Isang Memorial Academies Championship, which is open to football academies and clubs across…
Gov. Umo Eno By Etim Etim In 1982, Gov. Clement Isong changed the-then College of Education, Uyo, to University of Cross River State. It is now known as University of Uyo. Over 40 years later,…
Victor Osimhen against Bénin Republic’s Cedric Hountondji in Uyo on Tuesday. By Dianabasi Effiong Captain William Troost-Ekong said on Wednesday that the Super Eagles will give the CAF Play-Off Tournament for the 2026 FIFA World…
Mkpisong Inam Wilson, SAN (right), in a handshake with the Special Assistant on Humanitarian Affairs, Elder Prince Nsikanabasi Umoekpo, representative of the Governor. By Anietie Akpan, Calabar A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mkpisong Inam…
Stakeholders at the forum. By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Government has restated its commitment to transparency and inclusive governance through sustained citizen engagement, as it held the Southern Senatorial District leg of the…
By Ubong Akra In the past few days, social media has been agog with fabricated stories about the appointment of a new Vice Chancellor at the University of Calabar (UNICAL). While it's understandable that people…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Kelvin Obambon Cross River State Governor, Prince Bassey Edet Otu has urged members of the Global United Christian Congress of Africa and the Diaspora (GUCCAD) to leverage the state’s abundant natural…
By Anietie Akpan The Chairperson of the National Coconut Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NACOPMAN) in Kogi State, Hajia Hariratu Sulaiman Yakubu, has urged the European Commission and the African Union (AU) to jointly…
Ebonyi State Governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru (right) in a handshake with Managing Partner of Neuropharma Group Ltd, Ms. Velichka Stamenova. during the visit at weekend By Anietie Akpan Ebonyi State Governor, Rt. Hon.…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has pledged to introduce legislation that will provide a regulatory framework for property rental and leasing in the State. The House has recommended that, the…
President Bola Tinubu. By Etim Etim It’s almost certain that every presidential decision will draw a controversy, but President Tinubu's clemency to 175 prisoners, most of whom were convicted drug dealers, murderers and corrupt politicians,…
Gov.Umo Eno ((right) in a handshake with the AIG Zone 6, Mohammed Musa Auwal, during the courtesy visit on Monday. By Anietie Akpan The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 6, AIG Mohammed Musa Auwal,…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Prince Efiok Sensitising young people about the dangers of over-reliance on social media platforms for role models and yielding to peer pressure to indulge in violence, cultism, drug abuse, and other…
President Bola Tinubu. By Anietie Akpan The Non-Aligned Group, an association of a section of APC members in Enugu State has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu in his capacity as the National Leader of…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said he received with a heavy heart the news of the passing of the founder of Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association, Reverend Uma Ukpai…
The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, distributing some of the items to the students. By Anietie Akpan The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State,…
The mini tractors. Insert: Gov. Bassey Otu doing the launching. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government is hinging closer to full scale agricultural mechanization as it distributes tractors to farmers. The State Governor, Senator…
