Elder Effiong Ibok Ayi is a distinguished administrator, entrepreneur, and public servant with a proven track record of leadership and community development. A native of Usung Odot Okoyong in Odukpani Local Government Area, Elder Ayi represents a new breed of political leadership – one rooted in academic excellence, grassroots mobilization, and economic empowerment. Driven by…
Leaders and stakeholders from the four wards of Ikom II State Constituency, Nnam, Abanyom, Nta Nselle, and Nde, have unanimously endorsed the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, as their sole candidate for a third term. The decision was reached after what the leaders described as extensive consultations…
By Kelvin Obambon A tragic motor accident along the Calabar–Itu Highway has claimed the lives of at least two individuals, believed to be students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS). The incident, which occurred on the night of May 1, 2026, involved a head-on collision between a commercial coaster bus and a heavy-duty…
A frontline aspirant for the Cross River North senatorial seat, Dr. John Onyi Agaba, has taken a significant step in his 2026 ambition after purchasing the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The forms were obtained at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, with a payment receipt confirming the…
By Kelvin Obambon The Yakurr Peoples Club (YPC), Abuja branch, has called for calm following reports of escalating tensions between Ugep and Idomi communities in Yakurr Local Government Area. In a press release issued on May 1, 2026, the club expressed deep concern over a “lingering land dispute” and urged leaders of both communities to…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has called for a fundamental shift in the philosophy of organized labor, urging a transition from traditional “protest unionism” to a model focused on national development and wealth creation. Delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Workers’ Day celebration at Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, the Governor…
By Kingsley Agim Ahead of the World Press Freedom Day celebration, the Deputy Press Secretary to Governor Bassey Otu, Mr. Edem Darlington, in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, on Thursday, led a delegation of media practitioners to visit ailing veteran journalist, Mr. Peter Okon, celebrating his resilience and…
By Ovat Abeng There are moments when a single structure announces, louder than any policy speech, that something profound has shifted. The commissioning of Solution Fun City in Awka, Anambra State Capital— a sprawling 12.7-hectare marvel of recreation and leisure — is one of such moments. It does not merely add to the landscape. It…
By Ovat Abeng When Anambra was created in 1991, it inherited no purpose-built seat of government. What became the “official” government house was a prefabricated structure originally erected to house construction workers. For thirty-four years, four governors — Mbadinuju, Ngige, Obi, Obiano — each inherited the problem and left office without resolving it. Soludo arrived…
The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri on Thursday raised the alarm over a break-in at St. Mulumba Parish, Wetheral Road, Owerri, during which a monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament was stolen. The Archdiocesan Chancellor/Secretary, Rev. Fr. Patrick C. Mbarah, disclosed this in a letter addressed to priests, religious and the laity of the Owerri Archdiocese. He…
