Cross River State communities are recording increased access to infrastructure, healthcare, and humanitarian support through intervention programmes of the Niger Delta Development Commission, with Rt. Hon. (Chief) Orok Duke PhD serving as the state’s board representative at the Commission. His board-level role has supported the consistent inclusion of Cross River State in NDDC programmes spanning…
By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Government has intensified its crackdown on quackery and unsafe medical practices with the closure of an illegal maternity facility in Calabar Municipality following the reported death of a patient after surgery. The facility, Safe Hand’s Maternity Clinic, was sealed by the Cross River State Task Force on Health…
By Comr. Michael Iwara Some Cross Riverians have been loud: “Governor Prince Bassey Otu has failed Cross River State.” He cannot point out any project he has started and completed. He is the worst to have governed the state. After watching closely, I agree with them. Yes! He has failed. Woefully. Disastrously. Spectacularly. Let’s Quickly…
An apex political group in Cross River State, Cross River Business Men’s Forum led by a philanthropist and prominent businessman, High Chief Henry Onwe has extolled the Cross River State Governor, His Excellency Senator, Apostle, Prince Bassey Edet Otu for outstanding performance in the past three years. In a press statement made available to newsmen…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Government has officially expanded the operations of the Dr Lawrence Henshaw Memorial Hospital in Calabar, upgrading it from an exclusive infectious disease facility to a full-fledged General Hospital. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, disclosed this during an extensive oversight tour of the facility. He…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Hon Dr Ekene Ogugua Longinus, has said that the free education policy of governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo-led administration to students of public secondary schools in the state has come to stayed. He said the policy has listed Anambra as one of the most learned state in…
By Our Reporter The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has emerged as the overall winner in the tertiary institution category of the environmental competition held as part of the 2026 World Environment Day celebration in Cross River State, clinching a cash prize of N1 million. The competition, organized by the Cross River State Ministry of Environment,…
The Chairman of Cross River State Table Tennis Association, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PhD, has revealed plans to construct a world-class table tennis facility and athlete hostel in Calabar. The project aims to address the chronic infrastructure deficit and funding challenges that have long hindered the development of the sport in the state. Speaking recently…
By WASH Media Network Stakeholders in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector gathered at Landmark Hotel in Ogoja for a critical outcome harvesting and validation workshop. The event marked a significant milestone in the state’s journey toward robust water governance and infrastructural and institutional sustainability. The workshop was designed to evaluate and validate key…
By Sylvia Okoi The Cross River State Government has unveiled the “Calabar Resilience Agenda 2026,” a comprehensive sustainability roadmap aimed at tackling urban flooding, promoting clean transportation, restoring degraded ecosystems, and strengthening climate resilience across the state. The initiative was launched on Friday during the 2026 World Environment Day celebration held at the Metropolitan Hotel,…
