A 43-year-old father of six children, Babangida Garba has been arrested in Funtua Local government area of Katsina State for turning a goat to his sidechic. Garuba, a Goldsmith at the Kasuan Mata area in Funtua, was caught in the act by his wife who raised the alarm that attracted residents who eventually handed him…
By Our Reporter The Cross River State Government has invested more than N3.5 billion in micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) development programmes as part of efforts to stimulate entrepreneurship, create jobs and strengthen the state’s non-oil economy under the administration of Governor Bassey Edet Otu. The investments, implemented through the Cross River State Microfinance…
By Ovat Abeng Godwin and Patricia Okeke Foundation (GPOF) has donated five classroom blocks to Archbishop Onyemelukwe Grammer School Oroma-etiti community in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Foundation is owned by the Anambra State-born transport mogul and the founder of GUO Motors, Sir Godwin Ubaka Okeke. Speaking to Journalists shortly after…
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,…
