By FELIX Cletus Albert The Cross River State Indigenous Gospel Ministers (CRSIGM) Forum has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to present a Christian vice-presidential candidate with a credible military or security background ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a strongly worded position statement issued on Monday, the…
The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has felicitated its National President, Alhassan Yahya, on the occasion of his birthday, commending his leadership and contributions to the journalism profession in Nigeria. In a statement issued by the State Chairman, Archibong Bassey, the Council described Yahya as a distinguished media professional…
By Kelvin Obambon In a move that signals a fresh wave of political engagement in Cross River State, Phylo Modlin Odu has officially declared her intention to contest for the Boki Constituency II seat in the State House of Assembly. Positioning herself as a “daughter of the soil,” Odu’s declaration is built on a platform…
By Ovat Abeng The Executive Chairman of Idemili North Local Government Area, Hon. Stanley Nkwoka, has warned that acts of rascality and thuggery must no longer be tolerated in the council area under his watch. Nkwoka issued the warning while reacting to allegations made by a House of Representatives aspirant for Idemili North and South…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has dismissed as fake a widely circulated result slip purporting to show a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The result, shared by social media user @Onsogbu on X, claimed the female candidate, Okon Winniefred Sampson, scored 394 out of 400….
By John Obi Odu Power, as Niccolo Machiavelli’s “The Prince” reminds us, is never secured by sentiment, habit, or inherited arrangements, but by clear-eyed judgment, decisive action, and an unflinching willingness to prioritize survival over comfort. For a governor still consolidating his authority and identity, often metaphorically described as a “new prince” in the state’s…
By Ovat Abeng Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has announced that the Anambra State Government will provide full academic sponsorship for 37 first-class graduates of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam. Speaking during the institution’s 2024/2025 Convocation Ceremony at the Igbariam campus, the Governor confirmed that the scholarship covers both Master’s and PhD programmes at…
By Ovat Abeng About eight suspected cultists has been arrested by the Anambra state Police Command during a raid of their hide outs in Enugu-Ekwu community, in Njikoka local government area of the State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Sunday, said the…
By Sylvia Okoi In a renewed push to achieve full compliance with its monthly environmental sanitation exercise, the Cross River State Ministry of Environment has unveiled plans to intensify public sensitization across the state. Speaking while supervising the April sanitation exercise in Calabar metropolis, the Team Lead, Mr. Dien Ugumanim, who represented the Permanent Secretary,…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Governor wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has called for a collective action against malaria disease that has continued to pose a major public health challenge, particularly for children and pregnant women. Mrs Soludo made the called in her message on Saturday to mark this year 2026 World Malaria Day. World…
