As Cross River holds an inter-denominational service in commemoration of the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the State Governor, Prince Bassey Otu, has charged the citizenry and, by extension, Nigerians, to remain committed to the…
AIG. Tunde Johnson Ogunsakin (Rtd) OPINION By Sam Akpe, Abuja In this concluding part of the narrative on the inevitability of inter-agency collaboration on security, Tunde Johnson Ogunsakin recalls practical experiences during his days in…
Evangelist Solomon Okpo delivering his sermon while a veteran sports Journalist and Chairman Akwa United FC, Mr. Paul Bassey (sitting), others pay rap attention. By Solomon Okpo, Uyo. Evangelist Solomon Okpo delivered a powerful exhortation…
AIG. Tunde Johnson Ogunsakin (Rtd). OPINION By Sam Akpe, Abuja Two books were billed for presentation on that day. One of them was entitled: The Power of Information Sharing: Antidote to Nigeria’s Security Threats. That…
BOOK REVIEW Book Title: Technical Writing: A Practical Guide. Vol. 1 & 2. Author - Charles Effiong Ph.D Reviewer - Osondu Ahirika Sometime in November 2024, I received two complimentary copies of two books…
Mercy and the girls at training By Akanimo Kufre 1999 Winner of CAF African Woman Player of the Year, Mercy Akide Udoh was in Uyo on Wednesday to give back to society as the festive…
Late Hon. Abubakar Robert Ewa By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the passing of his Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, Hon. Abubakar Robert Ewa…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan In it avowed aim to eradicate diseases amongst children in Cross River State, the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHDA) in collaboration with the ministry of health and…
Barrister Ekpenyong Akiba is the Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on General Duties. In this interview, Barr Akiba speaks on the impact of the Calabar-based administration on the life of a common man on…
Few days to the popular cultural display ‘Nyoro Ekpe,’ scheduled for December 30, 2024, at the Botanical Garden along the Mary Slessor Avenue, one of the organizers of the event, Etubom (Arch) Bassey Eyo Ndem,…
By Our Reporter The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on General Duties, Barrister Ekpenyong Akiba, as well as the Executive Secretary of the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA), Chief Ayi Etim Effiong have bagged…
By Our Reporter The Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel, has concluded its weeklong programme, tagged ‘Shiloh 2024’ with harvest of souls and testimonies across the globe. The event had a theme ‘Ever…
Archbishop Emmah Gospel Isong, the President and Founder of the Christian Central Chapel Int’l (CCCI) 8 miles, Calabar, who doubles as the National Publicity Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) once had a…
By Princewill Kingston Chinese expatriates operating in Nigeria, people of other ethnic nationalities and indeed Cross Riverians from all walks of life have attributed the prevailing peace and unity in Calabar and indeed all Cross…
By Ekanem Wylie Reasons have emerged on why Gov Bassey Otu is reportedly contemplating to reshuffle his cabinet. The reported reshuffling, it was learnt, is causing panic among various cadres of appointees- commissioners, special advisers,…
The Chairman of Odukpani Local Government Area, Chief Eld Etim Asido Ukpong, has sworn-in the Council’s Executive Committee members and other appointees. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremonies which took place at the Council Hall of…
By Uno Onete The College of Health Technology, Calabar has matriculated 684 students in her 18th matriculation ceremony amidst pomp and pageantry. The matriculation took place last week at the college’s premises with a mammoth…
By Edem Darlington For the first time in 15 years, the people of Ogboro and Ijibor communities in Bekwarra Local Government Area in Cross River State can finally switch on their lights, charge their phones,…
By Anietie Akpan Health experts have decried the low rate of early initiation of breastfeeding by mothers in Cross River State, saying the time has come for action. Speaking recently at a one day workshop…
By Dianabasi Effiong Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State says his administration is set to attract an institution of higher learning to Opobo Town to drive sustainable academic and economic growth in the area. The…
By Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman won the Africa Player of the Year award at the 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday night. His victory comes less than 33 months after winning his…
By Magnus Effiong The government of Cross River State has explained why it has so far given out about N50 millions as grants to hoteliers and restaurant operators in the State. PillarToday reports that in…
By Anietie Akpan The minor brush between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Okoyong Usanga Abasi, Ikot Essien, and Atang Mbakara Okoyong communities in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State has been brought under…
By Our Reporter Calabar South local government council has mapped out measures to float a cluster of neighborhood organisations to curb insecurity. The Council Chairman, Pastor Patrick Archibong, who dropped the hint while addressing a…
By Anietie Akpan December 7, 2024, the raffia city of Ikot Ekpene stood still as the remains of Mrs. Edna Udo Akpan Essien Ebom JP, the matriarch of the Eboms, was laid to rest in a…
By Ita Williams A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) has raised concerns over the increased presence of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) products in Nigerian markets, and therefore called on the federal and state governments…
By Nathaniel Otaba For several years, indigenes of Opaka, Ebo, Okpodon, Wanokom, Wanikande, and Uju rural communities in Yala local government area, northern Cross River State gropped in agony of not just poverty but sheer…
By Our Reporter The Deputy Chief Press Secretary (DCPS) to Governor Bassey Otu, Mr Edem Darlington, has reacted to an article written by a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Austin Ibok, which…
By Anietie Akpan The Nigerian left has lost one of its own. She is Professor Bene Edwin Madunagu who passed on, Tuesday at about noon sending shock waves to the marxists, radical feminists, the University…
By Magnus Effiong The tourism drive of the Cross River state government has begun to yield dividend with only the Marina Resort attracting eight billion (N8 billion) Naira private-sector-driven investments, the Managing Director of the…
