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,…
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…
