By Our Reporter Residents fleeing Odonget community in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State have raised an alarm over a burgeoning humanitarian crisis, accusing the Nigerian Army of preventing them from retrieving and burying loved ones killed during last week’s violent clashes. The community remains under a heavy security lockdown following the deployment…
By Christian Njoku The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday urged drivers to prioritise safety, warning that there was no supermarket where human life or parts were replaced. The warning was given by SC Innocent Etuk, Sector Commander, Cross River Command of the FRSC during a sensitisation campaign in Cross River parks in reaction…
Cross River State representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Rt. Hon. Chief Orok Duke, PhD extends warm felicitations to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all Muslim Ummah, on the celebration of the 2026 Eid-el-Fitr celebration. In a goodwill message marking the occasion, Orok underscores the importance of the celebration, noting that…
Preparations for the 2026 Annual Scientific Conference of the Epidemiological Society of Nigeria have intensified as the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) held a strategic meeting with the Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk, and the Director-General of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Vivian Mesembe Otu, in Calabar…
By Ovat Abeng The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Anambra State, has successfully conducted its First Quarter 2026 Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) at the Pat Angelina Anyaegbu Memorial Hospital, Amichi, in Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state. The outreach, held on Thursday, March 19, 2026, was organized in collaboration with the…
By Ovat Abeng The Nigerian Army has distributed school bags and exercise books to pupils of Ogwumabiri Primary School, Lilu, in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The initiative is aimed at giving the pupils a sense of belonging, inspiring them to pursue academic excellence, and fostering an atmosphere of camaraderie between the Army…
The Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross River State on General Duties, Barr. Ekpenyong Akiba, has flagged off the distribution of Ramadan and Lenten food palliatives organized by the City Boy Movement for residents across the state, with a call on members to remain united and mobilize support for the leadership of the All…
… As Newly Inaugurated State Executive Council Pays Courtesy Visits to Security Chiefs, Pledges Commitment to Peaceful, Free, and Credible Electoral Process The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Cross River State Chapter, has renewed its call for robust collaboration between political parties and security agencies in the state, with the goal of guaranteeing peaceful, free, fair,…
By Our Reporter Cross River State has been officially designated as one of the key beneficiaries of a groundbreaking HIV prevention initiative, following Nigeria’s receipt of the first batch of Lenacapavir – a novel, twice-yearly injectable drug. The state is among a select group of eight pilot locations across the federation chosen to implement the…
By Ovat Abeng After weeks of rigorous sittings, during which thirty-two memoranda were received and twenty-eight oral testimonies heard, the Panel of Inquiry set up to look into the dispute surrounding the traditional stool of Awka has concluded its assignment and submitted its report to Governor Chukwuma Soludo. Presenting the report on behalf of other…
