Director General, CRGIA, Mr. William Archibong (left), with the Commissioner for Aviation, Capt. Inah Utum (Rtd) during the visit By: Sylvia Okoi A world class international airport will soon be built in Calabar, Cross River…
State Commissioner for Information, Elder Aniekan Umanah (centre), Commissioner for Health, Dr Emmanuel Ekem (left) and the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ekerete Udoh during the briefing. By Anietie Akpan The four day…
Gov. Umo Eno (2nd from R), his Deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi (1st from R), the UN Assistant Secretary- General, (UNDP), Ahunna Eziakonwa (3rd from R) and her colleague at the on going retreat in Lagos.…
L-R: Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of AfDB, Senator Kashim Shettima, the Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, the Gov. of CRS, Senator John Owan-Enoh the Minister of State for Industries, Trade and Commerce…
Obi of Aboh Kingdom, Obi Oputa III By Dianabasi Effiong The Secretary of Maris Trust Council (MTC), Comrade Fidelis Egugbo, says the Obi of Aboh Kingdom, Obi Oputa III, will chair the year 2025 edition…
Gov. Umo Eno (left), receives the award from the Managing Director of New Telegraph Newspapers, Mr. Ayodele Aminu. By Anietie Akpan Governor Umo Eno has added yet another award into his kitty. This time around,…
Immediate past Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade. By Ogar Emmanuel Oko Former Governor Sir Benedict Ayade CON is an intellectual man. Apart from the late Sen. Paul Ukpo, PhD, who was a…
Gov. Bassey Otu . By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Government has issued a strong condemnation of the recent attempted theft and vandalization of public transformers in Obudu, describing the act as “reprehensible” and…
First Lady of CRS; Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council and Muslims’ Leader in the State, Alhaji Sarki Lawan Garba, have felicitated with the…
President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong President Bola Tinubu's Spokesperson, Dr Sunday Dare, has said that the president is detribalised on the distribution of appointments to key position in the Federal Government. He said, "It…
L-R: Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, Governor Bassey Otu, President, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and his wife at the state banquet in Calabar. By Anietie Akpan Partnering African Development Bank…
By Princewill Kingston The decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State to hand over its 2027 governorship and deputy governorship tickets to Gov Bassey Edet Otu and his Deputy, Rt Hon…
Some participants at the retreat. By Anietie Akpan The ongoing Akwa Ibom State Executive Council Retreat in Lagos, entered Day Three on Wednesday with the ARISE Agenda in focus. Gov. Umo Eno (right) exchanging pleasantries…
Gov. Bassey Otu on Arrival at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar on Wednesday. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has returned to Calabar after a three-week annual leave, declaring that…
Lady Helen Eno Obareki with one of the triplets in the hospital. By Anietie Akpan The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, has promised continuous support to a…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA),, on Tuesday, took the second reading of the Bill for a Law to repeal the CRS Electricity Agency Law 2007 and enact the Electricity…
Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong. By Kelvin Obambon The Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong has declared that steps taken by the Federal Government to provide safety nets for the less privileged and…
Gov. Umo Eno (right), receiving the award from his Deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi. By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has bagged the Leadership Newspaper Governor of the Year award saying,…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan In the past 35 years about 150 innocent persons are feared to have lost their lives to series of communal clashes involving different communities in Odukpani Local Government Area…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Government has described recent media reports that the state has not paid the N70,000 minimum wage as “false, unfounded, and a gross misrepresentation of facts.”…
Gov. Umo Eno (right) brainstorming with his Deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi at the retreat. By Anietie Akpan The members of the Akwa Ibom State Executive Council (EXCO), have been warned against complacency and excuses as…
The clean up exercise at Marina beach. By Anietie Akpan As part of efforts to keep the rivers, oceans free and clean, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) through the Green Rising Initiative, mobilized over…
By Dianabasi Effiong The Commonwealth Games, Nigeria, has met the deadline for expression of interest to bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2030 in Abuja. This was made known on Monday by Tony Nezianya, the…
By Anietie Akpan The “Take It Back Movement” has described as violent and insensible the attack of peaceful protesters by combined forces of the military and police near the CFC junction in Port Harcourt, Rivers…
By Anietie Akpan Cross River Communities have lauded the intervention of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners on mangrove protection as a critical solution to climate change. This intervention is in the…
By Etim Etim The new directors of NNPCL appointed by President Bola Tinubu last week has been widely welcomed by Nigeria’s oil industry chieftains and analysts for their cognate experience and impressive private sector background,…
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio By Etim Etim Senator Godswill Akpabio has been in public service for over two decades, but it’s only recently that his supernatural powers have been brought to national attention. These…
Executive Chairman of Akamkpa LGA, Hon. Felix Akposi KSJI (left) in a hand shake with the SSAS, Lt. Commander Patrick Odiong (Rtd) By Anietie Akpan In a bold reaffirmation of his administration’s commitment to safety…
Gov. Bassey Otu addressing the APC delegates and others in Awka. By Anietie Akpan The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has charged the All Progressive Congress (APC) members in Anambra to…
The Champions. By Akanimo Kufre Hamza Onai and Captain Laksh Bakrania spectacular performance against Sierra Leone at the University of Lagos Cricket Oval secured a 98-run victory and ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup ticket…
