By Emmanuel Onwuka At just 16 years old, Abubakar Salau was receiving treatment for snuff addiction at the psychiatry ward of Karu General Hospital, as reported in a publication by the World Health Organization (WHO). “I used to mix liquid glue with old tobacco to make my snuff. Whenever I sniffed it, the feeling was…
By Sylvia Akpan It was already late on Tuesday evening when CrossRiverWatch arrived at Ikang Primary Health Center in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State. Before the facility came into view, however, the road seemed to disappear into darkness. The unpaved approach was swallowed by thick vegetation. There was no gatekeeper, no security…
By Emmanuel Onwuka For Tolu Ajibola, winning a ₦3 million grant was more than an award. It was an opportunity to grow an agricultural business. Ajibola was the winner of the 2024 Farmers for the Future programme backed by the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF). The programme awarded a total of ₦10 million to…
The Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok O. Duke, has described Governor Bassey Edet Otu as a “restorer of hope” whose administration is steadily repositioning the state by confronting its inherited debt burden and pursuing a more disciplined approach to public finance. Duke, according…
…How a trailblazing media strategist, storyteller and archivist earned her place among the Leading Ladies: 100 Most Influential Women in Cross River State, 2026 By BA Media Every society has stories. But not every society understands the power of owning, shaping and preserving those stories. In Cross River State, Beatrice Akpala has made that responsibility…
By Kelvin Obambon In the heart of Cross River State, where political realignments dictate the flow of governance, a new wave of grassroots mobilization is quietly altering the landscape. At the epicenter of this shift is Hon. Oden Ibiang Ewa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for the Cross River Central Senatorial District. Through…
By Emmanuel Onwuka By 21, Audu had already lost a great deal to tobacco. What he thought was a cheap adventure became one of his most expensive investments. He is among the many young Nigerians who live on the fringes of Nigeria’s administrative capital, Abuja. According to an account published by Premium Times in May…
Thirty-three state governments spent at least N512.10bn on Government Houses, Governors’ Offices and travel and transport in the first six months of 2026, an amount about 4,713 times higher than the combined six-month salary of Nigeria’s 36 governors, an analysis of state budget implementation reports has shown on Monday. The analysis showed that while a…
By JOF Media The Joseph Ogogo Foundation (JOF) is steadily redefining what community development can achieve when humanitarian intervention goes beyond immediate relief to address the interconnected challenges confronting rural communities. Across Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, the Foundation has embarked on a series of carefully targeted interventions designed to improve access…
José Mujica of Uruguay is the world’s poorest president. He was the 40th president of his country, Uruguay. While in office between 2010 and 2015, Mujica was described as being “the world’s poorest president” due to his austere lifestyle and his donation of around 90 percent of his US$12,000 monthly salary to charities that support…
