By Ita Williams The Cross River State Ministry of Health's Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) unit is partnering with Evidence Action, a US-based international organization, to launch its annual comprehensive state-wide, school-based deworming exercise in Calabar…
By Etim Etim Corruption has been in the news lately, grabbing headlines and seizing national attention. In the week that Yahaya Bello arrayed the police against the EFCC and prevented the agency from arresting him,…
By Magnus Effiong Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has charged the State's nine-member Economic Management Team (EMT) to drive initiatives that would berth good economic fortunes for the State and its residents. Speaking while…
By Magnus Effiong Governor Bassey Otu has suspended the Clan Head of Akansoko, HRH Etinyin Archibong Ita and that of Atimbo, HRH Etinyin Ekpenyong Ekpo Asuquo, in Akpabuyo local government area, for acts bordering on…
Zonal leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South region of Nigeria, who convened in Calabar to discuss crucial political issues have said the party was sure of victory in the upcoming governorship…
In an unprecedented show of unity and Pan Akwa Ibom spirit, National Assembly Members, past and present last night, at Government House Uyo, came together across party lines to pledge their commitment and support for…
Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has taken delivery of some items donated to the State by the National Senior Citizens Center. The Items…
By Etim Etim I attended the second Annual General Meeting of Access Holding Plc last on Friday mainly to discern the direction of its new leadership and pick up the strategic focus of the institution…
By Our Reporter Few weeks after the people of Efut kingdom in Cross River state rejected a Muri Munene/Paramount Ruler of the Efuts who Governor Bassey Otu endorsed, some clan heads of the Akpabuyo Traditional…
The reports from Debt management office, DMO, portraying the Cross River state government as having collected a fresh loan to the tune of N16.4billion is quite disturbing. Though the State government has made some spirited…
Gov Bassey Otu has launched the Cross River State Strategic Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition with a view to achieving food and nutrition security through enhanced investment in agriculture. The Governor, who made…
It was a mixture of sadness and joy at Ikot Omin community in 8 miles, Calabar when the family of the Late Elder Chief Eyo Nsa Eyo Obong Eno laid him to rest after 76…
By Magnus Effiong The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) is investing heavily in the procurement of modern medical equipment and infrastructure to stop medical tourism and provide affordable and quality healthcare services to the…
By Andrea Ekeng Inyang Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has initiated a statewide assessment of the electrification situation to promptly address the needs of communities and fulfill the government's promises. This directive…
By Magnus Effiong Despite the recognition of Prof Itam Hogan Itam as Munene and Paramount Ruler of the Efut by the Cross River state government as contained in its press release dated February 29, 2024,…
By Emmanuel Ndon In Akwa Ibom State, people are living life in a whole new, different way. The food security scheme - an initiative of Governor Umo Eno and intervention program of the Akwa Ibom…
By Magnus Effiong/Ita Williams Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has received commendation from the opposition political parties and indeed all Cross Riverians for the physical proofs of performance the State is experiencing within…
By Ekanem Wylie/Magnus Effiong The passage of the 2024 Service Commission Amendment Bill by the Cross River House of Assembly may have succinctly pitched the Honourable Members against the Executive arm, that is, if feelers…
The Cross River state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barr Alphonsus Eba, has survived plots to remove him from office, orchestrated by a group which addressed itself as ‘APC Stakeholders Forum,’ headed by…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has presented his administration’s reform strategies, actions and economic indices to a gathering of diplomats, policy makers and investments drivers with the aim to attract and create more…
HRM (Dr) Etim Okon Edet is the Chairman of the Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council and doubles as the Paramount Ruler of Bakassi local government area. In this interview, the Royal father said with…
Efik women, under the aegis of Mbono Iban Nsidung, have protested the incarceration of 80 years old Etubom Efio-Ita Efiom, who is said to have been sentenced to three years imprisonment without an option of…
BY DOMINIC KIDZU A rash of accusations, counter accusations, and bush-shaking grandstanding about who did and did not pad the Cross River payroll have headlined premium news coming out of the state for two weeks without…
By Ekanem Wylie The pragmatic and people-oriented approach to governance by Gov Bassey Edet Otu has led to massive defection from opposition party members to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River state.…
By Magnus Effiong The Minister of State, Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello Mohammed Goronyo, has commended the management of the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) for its various initiatives which, he said,…
By Ita Williams The National Population Commission (NPC) in Cross River State has stepped up preparation for a successful conduct of the 2023-24 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). The State Director of the NPC,…
Cross River state governor, Senator Bassey Otu has called on traditional and opinion leaders of Yala local government area in the state to foster healthier communal ties, peaceful coexistence and good neighborliness as his administration…
Cross River Governor, Prince Bassey Otu has commissioned the 20 kilometers new evacuation road, constructed by cement manufacturing giant, Lafarge Africa PLC. The road which construction started in 2010, spans from Mfamosing, extending through Abiati,…
… Again, Ani’s Faction Heads to Court, ECA Insists Itam Not Munene By Magnus Effiong This is certainly not the best of times for the traditional institution particularly in the southern senatorial district of Cross…
By Uno Onete A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar has awarded N50 million damages against the government of Cross River State. The matter is contained in Appeal No. CA/C/457/2017 between…
