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2025 MCPDP: Community Health Practitioners Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthen Primary Healthcare Delivery at Grassroots

Editor1 year ago03 mins

By Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu In a significant move to enhance grassroots healthcare delivery, Community Health Practitioners converged on Ikom for the 2025 edition of the Mandatory Continuous Professional Development Programme (MCPDP) for Community Health Practitioners, organised by the Community Health Institute (CHI), in collaboration with the Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria (CHPRBN)…

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Azuka Okwuosa wins APC ticket for Anambra South senatorial by-election

Editor1 year ago03 mins

By Ovat Abeng Honourable Azuka Okwuosa has clinched the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the August 16, 2025 senatorial by-election for Anambra South Senatorial zone. Okwuosa defeated Dr.Obinna Uzor to clinch the ticket. It was gathered that the Anambra South Senatorial by-election is to replace late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who died a…

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Anambra residents lauds Gov Soludo for restoring peace in Onitsha market

Editor1 year ago03 mins

By Ovat Abeng Residents of Anambra, particularly Onitsha traders has lauded Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo for restoring peace in the commercial city of the State. The commendation followed the establishment of the Special Anti-Touting Squad Agency (SASA) by the governor in 2022. Speaking to Journalists in Onitsha on Friday,, Mr. Samuel Iwunna, a veteran trader…

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Opinion: Much Ado About Ogoja State, by Bright Okuta

Editor1 year ago05 mins

They say every state is born twice, first as an idea, then as an institution. Ogoja State, as an idea, has meandered the Nigerian political space for decades, lingering like an unwritten promise in the strips of constitutional reform. The National Assembly is at it again. This time, as a potential political project with implications…

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Ojukwu Varsity secured €400,000 EU research grant

Editor1 year ago04 mins

By Ovat Abeng Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) Gbariam, Anambra State, has secured its first-ever European Union (EU) research grant, worth €400,000. According to the University’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Harrison Madubueze who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Thursday, said the grant is under the prestigious Erasmus Capacity Building in Higher Education…

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Stakeholders call for urgent action as deforestation crisis deepens in Cross River

Editor1 year ago06 mins

By Kelvin Obambon The destruction of Cross River’s rainforest, the ‘largest’ remaining pristine forest in West Africa, is reaching a catastrophic level, prompting warning by experts and activists that without immediate action, the rainforests could vanish entirely within a few decades. The warning was issued at a one-day multi-stakeholder conference on deforestation organized by…

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NDDC Commissioner Orok Duke Celebrates Family Member’s Academic Achievement in UK

Editor1 year ago02 mins

Hon. Orok Otu Duke Ph.D, the Cross River State representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has taken to social media to celebrate two significant academic achievements within his nuclear and extended families, a trait which reflects his long-standing commitment to family, mentorship, and community support. In a pair of touching…

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Cross River Govt targets N10bn IGR monthly through taxes, others

Editor1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

By Asuquo Cletus The Cross River State Government has announced plans to ramp up its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to ₦10 billion monthly, leveraging on new national tax reforms, expanded automation systems, as well as increased compliance from high-net-worth individuals and previously untaxed sectors. The revenue drive is part of the state’s broader economic recovery…

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Just In: Gov Otu Appoints Prof Francisca Bassey as Substantive Vice Chancellor of UNICROSS

Editor1 year ago03 mins

In a bold move aimed at strengthening the academic leadership of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Cross River State governor and Visitor to the University, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has approved the appointment of Professor Francisca Bassey as the substantive Vice Chancellor of the institution. The appointment, which takes immediate effect, follows the…

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Just In: Comrade Archibong Bassey re-elected Cross River NUJ Chairman, calls for unity among members

Editor1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Comrade Archibong Bassey of NTA has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council. Archibong and five others were re-elected as executive council (EXCO) members of the council at the 2025 Triennial Delegates Conference, which was held on Wednesday, 16th July…

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NDC South-South Secretary Urges INEC to Safeguard 2027 Elections, Rules Out Rigging

2027: Cross River Government Challenges PDP Governorship Candidate, Arthur Jarvis to a Debate

Police arrest 49-year-old armed robbery suspect, recover ammunition

UNICROSS Opens 2026/2027 Admission with 19 New Academic Programmes

The Crown I Missed as a Teen, I Will Help Today’s Girls Wear, Says Archibong Bassey

NDC South-South Zonal Secretary Congratulates Adeleke, says re-election a win for democracy

Orok Duke Urges Cross River APC To Intensify Mobilisation Ahead of 2027, Cites Adeleke’s Victory in Osun

Engr Dr Amba Ndoma-Egba Offers 3 Nuggets For Blissful Home As Daughter Marries

CP Ama launches control room to supervise police checkpoints, patrol teams in Anambra

Beyond the Podium: Giving Orok Duke His Well-Deserved Literary Flowers

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2025 MCPDP: Community Health Practitioners Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthen Primary Healthcare Delivery at Grassroots

Azuka Okwuosa wins APC ticket for Anambra South senatorial by-election

Anambra residents lauds Gov Soludo for restoring peace in Onitsha market

Opinion: Much Ado About Ogoja State, by Bright Okuta

Ojukwu Varsity secured €400,000 EU research grant

Stakeholders call for urgent action as deforestation crisis deepens in Cross River

NDDC Commissioner Orok Duke Celebrates Family Member’s Academic Achievement in UK

Cross River Govt targets N10bn IGR monthly through taxes, others

Just In: Gov Otu Appoints Prof Francisca Bassey as Substantive Vice Chancellor of UNICROSS

Just In: Comrade Archibong Bassey re-elected Cross River NUJ Chairman, calls for unity among members