The Cross River State Government has inaugurated a 15-member State Council on Nutrition to provide policy direction, strengthen coordination, and scale up interventions that will drive human capital development across the state. The council, inaugurated at the State Executive Council Chamber, Calabar, is chaired by the governor, Bassey Edet Otu, with Mr. Bong Duke as…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, have said his administration has successfully eliminated over sixty criminal camps located in the eight troubling local government areas of the State. He said the free councils areas that we under the control unknown gunmen before his administration came on board, comprises; Ihiala, Nnewi South, Orumba…
By Kelvin Obambon A veteran journalist and stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Sam Arikpo JP, has congratulated the Chairman of Yakurr Local Government Area, Hon. Yibala Igri Inyang on the recent conferment of a chieftaincy title on him by the Obol Lopon of Ekori, HRH, Obol Donatus Ofem. Hon. Inyang was conferred…
The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Chief Dr. Emmanuel Ironbar, has officially inaugurated the executive members of the Cross River State Consultative Forum, a new socio-political group aimed at fostering citizen engagement. Barrister Eyo Nsa Ekpo will chair the forum, with Chief Dr. Julius Okputu serving as Secretary and Dr….
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Cross River Chapter and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have concluded a productive meeting held at the Commission’s state office in Calabar on Tuesday, 26 August, 2025, signaling a renewed commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s electoral process. According to a statement from IPAC state secretariat, which was made available to…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra state branch coordinator of Rotary Action Group For Peace Nigerian Chapter, RAGFP-NC, Rtn. Engr Obiudu Chidi, has urged political science students of Nwafor Orizu College of Education Nsugbe (NOCEN), to distinguished themselves as professionals from crowd politics in Nigeria. Chidi gave the charges while delivery a lecture at this year 2025…
By Ovat Abeng The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council, is set to conclude its annual press week with a grand ceremony on Thursday, August 28, 2025, where it will honour several distinguished individuals. The event, which marks the climax of the weeklong activities that began on August 7, will see Architect Okechukwu…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has expressed deep concern over the lingering communal clashes between the people of Biakpan in Biase Local Government Area and their neighbours in Etono 2, describing the conflict as “embarrassing” to the state. Speaking on the crisis when he received a delegation from Brotherhood of the Cross and…
A Cross River State Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting at Moore Road, Calabar, presided over by Chief Magistrate E. Ecoma, has declined jurisdiction to hear and determine a four-count charge brought by the Nigeria Police Force, Calabar, against Media Personality and former Special Assistant Media to the immediate past Governor of Cross River State Miss Ursula…
By Ovat Abeng The leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka branch (ASUU-UNIZIK), has expressed worry over the same salary structure for members in the past sixteen years. The Union expressed their dissatisfaction while protesting in front of the University gate by Enugu-Onitsha expressway Awka, on Tuesday to call the attention…
