By Kingsley Agim The House of Representatives Committee on Health Care Services has commended the Cross River State Government for its remarkable progress in revitalizing the state’s primary healthcare system through the Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) Project and the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), describing the…
The fight against period poverty in Cross River State gained momentum as PadBank, a humanitarian initiative, extended its monthly mobile outreach to the Ekot Etonko community in Calabar South Local Government Area. The organization distributed free sanitary pads and conducted vital educational sessions on proper menstrual health management for women and schoolgirls in the community….
Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has inaugurated the Governing Council of the Cross River State College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Obubra, with a charge to the members to drive innovation, research, and ethical governance in advancing agricultural education and food security in the State. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony held at…
By Dr Usani Joseph Ofem For over two months, the political atmosphere in Cross River Central has remained tense and polarized, largely due to orchestrated image-smearing campaigns targeted at Honorable Oden Ewa, the Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations. A man whose political antenna is towering to the heavens. Those behind these attacks; often…
By Ovat Abeng The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has expressed it readiness to conduct a transparent, credible, free and fair November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State. It readiness was contained in a release presented by Mr Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), during a one-day interactive…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Gender Section have successfully rescued two missing children, Sunday Aliya (14 years) and Ebenezer Emmanuel (12 years), after nine months of intensive and intelligence-led investigation that extended across several States of the Federation. The Case according to the…
By Ovat Abeng The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) says there is an urgent need to strengthen every link in the healthcare value chain with well crafted and evidence-based policies in order to link Primary Healthcare, secondary, and tertiary facilities for effective delivery. Prof. Bala Audu, President of NMA who made the call at the opening…
By Kelvin Obambon The wife of the Governor of Cross River State, Mrs. Eyoanwan Otu, has inaugurated the Cross River State Care Technical Working Group, a move that aims to prioritize care work in policy and governance. Mrs. Otu while inaugurating the group in Calabar on Monday, October 20, 2025, stressed that the inauguration signals a commitment…
In the wake of a recent government press release that exposed significant delays in a high-profile murder trial, the Honourable Commissioner representing Cross River State on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt . Hon. Orok Otu Duke, Ph.D has called for a fundamental rethinking of development, arguing that true progress is…
On behalf of the management and staff of the Oden Ewa Foundation, we joyfully celebrate the birthday of an extraordinary woman, Mrs. Oden Ewa. Today, we honor not only her life but the incredible heart that beats for the less privileged. Mrs. Ewa embodies the true spirit of generosity, offering support to those in need…
