By Kelvin Obambon Grassroots political leaders in Etung Local Government Area have thrown their full weight behind Hon. Oden Ewa as the preferred candidate for the Cross River Central Senatorial District in the 2027 elections, declaring that he remains the only choice they recognise in the area. Speaking in Effraya on Friday, during the Etung…
The Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross River State on Cocoa Produce, Hon. Paul Ndik, has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to improve cocoa production in the state, describing the crop as black gold. Hon. Ndik made the call during a visit to the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, CRIN Sub-station in Ajasor,…
By Ovat Abeng The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik) Awka, Anambra State, has appointed the Special Adviser to governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo on Youth Reformation, Dr Nelson Obinna Omenugha as Member, Board of Trustees, Directorate of Entrepreneurship of the Varsity. According to Omenugha, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Friday, the…
The City Boys Movement today took its message of Engage, Inform, Empower, Unity, Mobilization, Continuity and Support for the administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to the grassroots with a colourful and well-attended rally in the Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku (OBO) Federal Constituency. The rally, held under the leadership of the National Director of Campaign, City…
By Kelvin Obambon Cross River State Governor, Prince Bassey Edet Otu on Thursday commissioned revitalised facilities of the state-owned Nigerian Chronicle and a new government printing press at Barracks Road, Calabar, declaring the project a fulfilment of his pledge to restore official channels of public information. The ceremony also marked the official reactivation of the…
By Ovat Abeng Founder of Stanel Group and The Delborough Lagos, Dr. Stanley Uzochukwu, has felicitated with the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In a goodwill message marking the milestone, Uzochukwu described the Vice President as a distinguished friend and a…
By Ani Bassey The AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Network, ATM Network, has called for urgent recruitment of 7,000 health workers to address critical manpower shortages in primary health facilities across Cross River State. Speaking during an advocacy meeting with the Special Adviser on Health to the Cross River State governor, Dr. Ekpo Bassey, the State…
By Christiana Ushang The Cross River State Road Maintenance Agency (CR-ROMA) has moved into action in Calabar South, deploying engineers, field workers and modern road maintenance equipment to tackle critical failed sections along some of the Local Government Area’s busiest road corridors. The intervention, led by the Agency’s Director-General, Hon. Christopher Ntui, is aimed at…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to B Division, Amansea, in Awka North Local Government Area, has arrested a 16-year old male suspected accomplice, Udochukwu Nwankwo, in connection with an alleged armed robbery incident in the Amansea area. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has described Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON, as a loyal, dependable and reliable partner to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, whose experience and commitment have continued to strengthen the Renewed Hope Administration. Governor Otu, in a goodwill message conveyed by his Chief of Staff, Hon. Dr. Emmanuel…
