By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Government through the Executive Chairman of Idemili North Local Government Area, Hon Stanley Nkwoka, has evacuated a 14-year-old toxic waste products discovered at Owelle Aja in Obosi community within the council area. The evacuation exercise that took place between Wednesday, July 23rd, and Thursday, the 24th, 2026, in the…
By Ovat Abeng The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Dr Ndagi Alhassan, has commended former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, for his commitment to healthcare education and human capital development, as Millennium College of Nursing Sciences,…
By Ovat Abeng The President General of Nzuko-Ora Nnewi Town Union, Hon Prince Jude Osumuoh, has dismissed a publication making the round that the Anambra State industrial city is currently engulfing in a serious leadership crisis over the longevity of the present Executive Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Hon Echezona Anazodo. He urged…
By Kelvin Obambon Environmental experts, legal practitioners, conservationists, and community leaders gathered in Calabar on Thursday for the 4th Multi-Stakeholder Conference on Deforestation in Cross River State, issuing an urgent call to action against illegal logging, destructive mining, and agricultural encroachment threatening Nigeria’s primary rainforest ecosystem. The event, organized by civil society group We The…
Senator Gershom Bassey, a prominent member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and immediate past representative of the Cross River Southern Senatorial District, has voiced strong optimism regarding the transformative potential of the ongoing Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project for Cross River State. Speaking during a media chat, the two-term senator urged all stakeholders to support…
By Mark Eneng The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River State Chapter, has declared that the body remains the only constitutionally recognized umbrella platform for youths in the state, directing all youth organizations to operate within its statutory framework. The resolution formed part of decisions reached at an enlarged meeting of the State…
By Ovat Abeng Third daughter of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Oduko Soludo, has graduated with a First-Class Honours degree in Neuroscience from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Her mother, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, congratulated her on the achievement, describing it as the result of hard work, sacrifice and faith in God. In a congratulatory message,…
By Ovat Abeng The South East Zonal Leader of Relax Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria (RTIFN), High Chief Johnbosco Onunkwo, has counselled students from the Faculty of Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, on the need to study hard, saying that such was important to be successful in life after graduation. Onunkwo give the admonition…
For some, a birthday is simply another milestone. For others, it is an opportunity to reflect on a life of purpose, service and enduring impact. As Rt. Hon. (Chief) Orok Otu Duke, PhD, the Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), celebrates his 65th birthday today, Cross River…
By Solomon Azu In a swift demonstration of its zero-tolerance policy against the sabotage of Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII), the Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has successfully dismantled a syndicate that specialises in the vandalization and trafficking of telecommunication mast components. A statement by the Command’s…
