President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON. By Our Reporter President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, returned to the country from London early this Monday morning, looking robust and dispelling rumours of ill…
Ms. Comfort Emmanson By Etim Etim It’s very embarrassing and disgusting to read of so many men making all sorts of attractive offers to Comfort Emmanson, the lady who created a storm on Sunday when…
By Comfort Isaac At the South-South stakeholders’ meeting of APC in Benin in July, the star attraction was not the beautiful speeches of the governors or the flamboyant costumes of the politicians. The main allure…
Gov. Bassey Otu signs the bills into law as others watch. By Nsa Gill Lastweek, His Excellency, Governor Bassey Edet Otu, signed four important bills into law, each one a stepping stone toward the next…
By Dianabasi Effiong In a show of solidarity and affirmation of continuity, the Board of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) on Saturday in Abuja returned Dr Ibrahim Abdul as its President for a second term…
The inaugural lecturer, Prof. Stanislaus Orjighjigh Iyorza (left), receiving a memento from the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Prof. Tony Eyang who represented the Vice Chancellor. By Anietie Akpan A university don has urged the Federal…
Representative of the First Lady Designate, the Special Assistant to the Governor on General Duties, Pastor Ann Abraham (left), presenting the maternal care packs to one of the pregnant women in Eket. By Anietie Akpan…
Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika who represented the Administrator of Rivers, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd). By Dianabasi Effiong The Administrator of Rivers, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) says his administration is…
By Nsa Gill Yesterday;Tuesday, August 12th, Cross River State Government led by our ever dependable Governor Bassey Edet Otu played host to Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at…
Barrister Fidelis Onyebueke. By Ita Williams, Calabar A Prominent legal practitioner, Barrister Fidelis Onyebueke, has called on the Cross River State Government to consider returning to the Supreme Court to challenge a controversial judgment over…
Gov. Bassey Otu signing the supplementary budget into law while others watch with keen interest By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has jacked up its total budget fiscal outlay for year 2025 from N538…
Ms. Comfort Emmanson By Anietie Akpan A civil society organization, “Open Society on Justice Reform Project”, has condemned the indecent treatment meted on an Ibom Air passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson saying it is a breach…
By Anietie Akpan Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has lauded Governor Bassey Otu on his results-driven approach to governance. Dr. Edu who was speaking on the backdrop of the…
Chairman of the LGA,, Hon. Felix Akposi (2nd left) and others during the flag-off ceremony of the road project. By Anietie Akpan The long-awaited rehabilitation of the Calabar–Oban–Ekang Road in Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA),…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly on Tuesday, passed N642,160,260,164.66 as the State’s 2025 Supplementary Budget. Recall that the Assembly had passed the 2025 Appropriation Law on the 24th December 2024…
…Raises Hope on Bakassi Deep Seaport Project President Bola Tinubu. By Anietie Akpan Federal Government will soon commence yet another dredging of Calabar Port after three failed attempts. Already the House of Representatives has commenced…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government, August 12, took delivery of two Bombardier CRJ1000 regional jets to boost its Cally Air operations. Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
By Our Reporter The Vice President, Senator Kasim Shetima has commissioned two new CRJ-1000 aircrafts, acquired by the Cross River state government to take the State’s fleet to four aircrafts. Senator Shetima, who also commissioned…
OPINION: Too Many Drug Addicts At Our Airports By Etim Etim Last week’s incident at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, involving Fuji star, King Wasiu Anyinde Marshal (KWAM 1), ValueJet airline and airport security has once…
Gov. Otu paying last respect to late Prof. Ewa during the lying in state in Ugep on Saturday. By Anietie Akpan Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State on Saturday joined family, friends, and…
…Otu Returns Home L-R : Chief Asuquo Ekpenyong, Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE, Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, his wife, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu at the CRID 2025 International…
A cross section of dignitaries at the convention. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has called on the Akwa Ibom diaspora in the United States to leverage their skills, professional networks,…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Etim Etim It is a rare sight in this country for officials to submit themselves to unpaid-for media interviews, and more uncommon for a governor to open himself up for public…
The Deputy Governors at the Summit. By Anietie Akpan The Nigeria International Coastal Border Platform has declared that all Nigerian laws, including the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act, should be harmonized…
Chris Edadi By Chris Edadi The need for synergy among opposition political parties in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general election is not only a necessity but also the ultimate pathway to liberating Nigerians from…
Mkpang Ankot (2nd left) with wife and friends showcasing his Certificate of Recognition. By Ita Akpan, Calabar Calabar: – In a historic ceremony at the Efe-Asabo (Ekpe Shrine),Ekotetonko on Saturday, 2nd August 2025, His Royal Highness…
President Bola Tinubu. By: Maurice Ekong, Ph.D. There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal. In the face of misleading narratives and half-truths surrounding the loss of 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom State, I…
By Dianabasi Effiong The People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom has been told to provide the required leadership to checkmate the infiltration of the party by opposition elements in the State. The Executive Director,…
One of the submerged farms. By Anietie Akpan Torrential rainfall has wreaked havoc in Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State destroying farmlands and houses worth millions of naira. The Cross River and its tributaries…
By ltam Offor As part of initiatives to enhance rural infrastructure, improve access to essential services as well as strengthen emergency response, the State Legislature has recommended the procurement and distribution of outboard engines to…
