By Anietie Akpan The founding Pastor and Presiding Bishop of Life Covenant Ministries, Bishop Enobong Affiah has been committed to mother earth today amid tears. The Archbishop of Calabar and Spiritual Leader of  God's Heritage…

Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk. By Anietie Akpan Two new cases of Mpox have been recorded in Cross River State, bringing to three the number of cases recorded so far. Recall that in August…

Barr. Ofem Obeten Mbang. Barr. Ofem Obeten  Bang is a Private Legal Practitioner with Ndoma-Egba , Ebri & Co, Dispute Resolution Specialist - Appointed and sworn in as Notary Public for Nigeria, Security expert, consultant,…

BY Anietie Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has raised the alarm as militants have laid incessant attacks on communities of Akpabuyo, Bakassi Local Government Areas of the state, killing one and taken…

Chairman, Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd). By Dianabasi Effiong The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of four substantive Commissioners of Police for Abia, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi and Lagos State Command…

Cross River State Commissioner for Commerce, Dr. Abigail Duke Orok By Ita Williams, Calabar The Cross River State Commissioner for Commerce and Chairman, 2024 Trade Fair steering committee, Dr. Abigail Duke Orok has unveiled plans…

Gov Bassey Otu  By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government is inching closer to hitting its projected Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N75 billion by next year. Findings by Pillar Today showed that in July…

By Dianabasi Effiong Chairman of the Police Service  Commission (PSC),  DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), has warned that serving Police Officers who are found involved in civil matters such as land, rent and marital matters will…

Gov. Bassey Otu (R) and his Borno State counterpart, Gov. Babagana Zulum. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has extended his deepest condolence and solidarity to his Born state…

A Rejoinder We have noted with concern recent online reports alleging an ‘illegal’ extension of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) by six weeks. In a time when some…

Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman OPINION By Etim Etim He is a teacher, banker, public servant and an eminent economist who served two Presidents as minister, in addition to several other high-profile positions. With all his accomplishments,…

L-R: Cross River State Surveyor General, Surveyor Patrick Bassey; Special Adviser Cross River State Liaison Office Abuja, Mrs. Sarah Archibong; Governor Bassey Otu; the CNß, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla and the Senior Special Adviser to…

Governor Bassey Otu  By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government has commenced the process of privatizing four of her moribund industrial assets. The assets which have been moribund for years now, include the Boki and…

  Ademola Lookman celebrating one of his goals  By Dianabasi Effiong Twin-terrors Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen were on song as the Super Eagles returned to winning ways with a commanding 3-0 spanking of Cheetahs…

OPINION  By Etim Etim Very few business organizations are as lucky as NNPCL, Nigeria’s state-owned oil company, founded over 50 years ago. Since its founding, the corporation has consistently failed to perform its basic functions…

The Chairman CROSIEC, Dr Ekong Edet Boco (middle) and a cross section of CROSIEC Commissioners pose for a group photograph with officials of NURTW after the courtesy call. By Anietie Akpan As plans to conduct…

By Magnus Effiong An advocacy group, 'Think Cross River Initiative' has given insight on why incessant communal clashes and killings, which had bedeviled the State for decades in many local government areas, reduced drastically within…

By Anietie Akpan United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has floated a new Learning Culture in Cross River Schools. This is a pilot capacity training programme for participants in Cross River state on a new learning…

Participants from Ikot Ekong community, Akpabuyo LGAi n a group photograph after the training.  By Anietie Akpan  The Nkori Rural Women Development Initiative (NRWDI) has trained 120 women in some coastal communities of Cross River…

  By Anietie Akpan The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has thumbs up the Cross River state governor, Senator Bassey Otu's visionary governance saying, “it is revitalising the state’s infrastructure and economy”. The PGF, composed of…

Dr Amah Williams, Spokesman of BCS By Anietie Akpan The Executive Council of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) with international headquarters in Calabar, southern Nigeria, has excommunicated four of its members. Accordingly, the…

Governor Bassey Otu OPINION By Okar Ibor On Saturday, August 31, 2024,  the sensibilities of well meaning Cross Riverians and indeed, Editorial Staff of the Cross River State Newspaper Corporation (CRSNC), were assaulted by an…

The Emir of Kano, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi II (M), Mr. Etim Etim (L) and Dr. Noel Akpata, a Medical Doctor and Management Consultant (R) during the visit to the Emir's palace at weekend. TRAVEL  By…

By Magnus Effiong The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace, has called on the Nigerian Armed Forces to forge an enhanced symbiotic relationship with the media as part of efforts to…

Hon Unyime Idem, (in white sutan) chatting with some members of the Gas Pipeline Leak communities at the site.  By Anietie Akpan The Federal Lawmaker representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency, Hon Unyime Idem, has lambasted…

By Anietie Akpan The University of Calabar has announced the formal closure of academic activities for the 2023/2024 academic session. A press statement at weekend from the Public Relations Unit of the University, said, “students…

Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Culture And Tourism, Sir Charles Udoh  during the briefing.  By Anietie Akpan Determined to  increase the number of aircraft in Ibom Air fleet, Akwa Ibom State Government has approved the immediate…

Chairman of CROSIEC Dr Ekong Edet Boco in a warm handshake with the CRS Cp Gyogon Grimah during a courtesy call on the Commissioner recently in Calabar. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Independent Electoral…

Gov Bassey Otu OPINION By Dominic Kidzu It took an early morning call from one of the national officers of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) to spur me to this cause of action, which…