Gov. Umo Eno lifting the game’s torch with support from the children. By Ekemini James Since assumption of office on May 29, 2023, one very remarkable attribute of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo…

By Itam Offor CRHA Extends Suspension of Bekwara Council ChairmanThe Cross River State House of Assembly has extended the suspension of the Bekwara Council Chairman, Hon Theresa Ushie for another 90 days. The Speaker of…

By Magnus Effiong The Management of the University of Calabar has approved a two-step salary increment for the Managing Director/CEO of Unical Printing and Publishing Press Ltd Dr Mathias Sunday. A commendation letter dated August…

President Bola Tinubu. By Etim Etim If any evidence was needed to prove the efficacy of President Tinubu’s fiscal reforms, the latest report from the Ministry of Budget & National Planning would suffice. For the…

L-R: Cross River State Gov. Senator Bassey Edet Otu, outgone AFREXIMBANK Chairman/CEO, Benedict Okey Orama and Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President of the Intra-African Trade Bank By Anietie Akpan Cross River State has secured the…

Ex-Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel (centre) and others at the University. Immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, was on Sunday, honoured with the naming of the Library at…

Arase (left) and Ani. By Ikechukwu Ani It has already been a week, and your unexpected and shocking departure still looks like a dream. How I wish it were! When the news hovered without confirmation…

Tolu Arokodare and Cyriel Dessers up against Thierry Manzi.  By Dianabasi Effiong Tolu Arokodare’s 51st-minute goal got the three points Nigeria needed against Rwanda at  Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, on Saturday to rekindle their quest for a…

By Etim Etim The visit of former Governor Udom Emmanuel to Akwa Ibom State last Wednesday has triggered spirited discussions in some quarters, particularly because some appointees of Gov. Umo Eno went to the airport…

President Bola Tinubu (left) and MD,Galaxy Backbone Ltd, Professor Ibrahim Adeyanju. By Anietie Akpan The Federal Government of Nigeria, through Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) under the Sovereign Digitalisation Programme 1Government Cloud, has commenced the full-scale…

  Tolu Arokodare and Cyriel Dessers up against Thierry Manzi. By Dianabasi Effiong Tolu Arokodare’s 51st-minute goal got the three points Nigeria needed against Rwanda at  Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, on Saturday to rekindle their…

Participants during the training Programme. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (CRSMEDA) is pleased to announce the launch of its new youth empowerment initiative, the People First Youth Local…

Top UBEC, UNICEF officials with some school  children during the ceremony on Thursday. By Anietie Akpan ‎Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pst. Umo Bassey Eno,  has reaffirmed his administration’s determination to ensure that no child in…

Some farmers at work in one of the farms. By Anietie Akpan THE Executive Chairman of Yala Local Government Area (LGA), Dr Fred Okem has attracted Project Grow  high yielding farms to Wodah, Ijegwu and…

Officials and participants at the training Programme. By Anietie Akpan The Federal Government has so far trained over 30,000 unskilled and unemployed people in the first phase of the Renewed Hope Empowerment Initiative (RHEI) which…

Papa Dc Enamhe. By Dc Enamhe In 2018, the release of the first ever black superhero movie featuring a futuristic African kingdom and its superhero prince, T’Challa took the world by storm. Expectedly, it was…

Gov. Bassey Otu (middle), Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM (6th right), Chief Emmanuel Ironbar, Chief of Staff to the Governor (5th right), Prince Otu Okor, Chairman, CRIDCOM (3rd right), Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, Commissioner…

Piety Lucky of Nigeria pose with Player of the Match Award in their first match against Sierra Leone. By Akanimo Kufre The high expectations that greeted the Female Yellow Greens' initial journey towards ICC Women’s…

HOMEF Director, Dr. Nnimmo Bassey. By Anietie Akpan An Environmental expert and human rights advocate has declared that Nigeria needs big political decisions and not political fertilizers to check food insecurity in the country. The…

Gov. Commissioning the buses. By Anietie Akpan The Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences in Itigidi, Calabar and Ogoja, have taken delivery of 32-seater buses, courtesy of Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State. Governor…

Delegates at the workshop. By Anietie Akpan Public Schools in Nigeria suffer as over N250 billion idle Universal Basic Education (UBE) funds have remained unused by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) due to cumbersome…

Akwa Ibom State Gov. Pastor Umo Eno. By Etim Etim The death of a pregnant woman at Ikot Ekpene General Hospital due to the absence of a doctor has once again proven that without a…

By Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria’s camp has come alive ahead of Saturday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying showdown with Rwanda, with team captain William Troost-Ekong leading by example. The Saudi Arabia-based defender arrived at camp on…

Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON. Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has congratulated the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON,…

Rivers State Administrator Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) and the newly- elected 23 local government chairmen after their swearing-in ceremony at Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday . By Dianabasi Effiong The Administrator of Rivers…

By Akanimo Kufre Nigeria senior female cricket team, the Female Yellow Greens, on Monday failed to sustain their winning attitude as they lost their second match to Namibia by 8 wickets. The Nigerian girls elected…

Dr. Emmanuel Ironbar at the Leboku festival in Abuja. By Our Reporter The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Dr. Emmanuel Ironbar, was among the many sons and daughters of the…

Gov. Umo Eno at the ARISE Recreational Park under construction. By Clement Warrie Monday, August 25, 2025, after a long, grinding day in the office, the hardworking Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno,…

One of the weightlifters at the games. By Dianabasi Effiong Team Edo won top spot in weightlifting at the ongoing 9th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State . The team won nine gold, one…