By Kelvin Obambon In a significant political development ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Cross River State Indigenous Gospel Ministers (CRSIGM) Forum has officially adopted and endorsed Distinguished Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong for a second term in office. The endorsement was announced on Thursday, March 26, 2026, during a high-profile gathering of Christian leaders, stakeholders,…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has sworn in his first set of fourteen key political appointees days after taking the oath of office for his second tenure. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Exco Chamber, Light House Awka, on Wednesday, 26th March, 2026. Among the appointees sworn in were the…
The Organizing Committee of the Okpambe Cultural and Fishing Festival wishes to inform the general public that the 2026 edition of the festival has been rescheduled. The festival, earlier slated to hold from March 27–30, 2026, will now take place from April 7–10, 2026, at Okum Lake, Yala-Obubra, Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (ASERC), has decries high cases of over billing by the newly established FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited operating in the state. The ASERC executive director, Consumers Affairs, Engr Nosike Emmanuel, raised the alarm at a one-day interactive engagement with Anambra electricity consumers, held at the Kings…
By Kelvin Obambon In a strategic move to bridge the trust gap between law enforcement and the younger generation, a civil society organization, We The People (Centre for Social Studies and Development) has moved to formalize a working relationship with the Cross River State Police Command under the #IncludeNaija Project. The initiative reached a milestone…
By Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu The Cross River State Indigenous Gospel Ministers (CRSIGM) Forum has concluded plans to formally adopt and endorse Distinguished Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong for a second term in office ahead of the 2027 general elections. The highly anticipated adoption ceremony is scheduled to hold on Thursday, 26th March 2026, at Mary Ekpiken…
The Cross River State Chapter of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA) has successfully concluded a high-level, two-day communications and strategic summit in Asaba, Delta State, aimed at intensifying grassroots mobilization for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The conference, themed: “One Party, One Message, One Mobilization,” ran from March 23rd to…
The Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Rt. Hon. Chief Orok Duke, PhD, has called on qualified youths across the state to take advantage of the 2026/2027 Foreign Post-Graduate Scholarship Programme recently announced by the Commission. Chief Duke, in a statement made available to journalists, described the scholarship…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Government has promised to refund all the over deducted salaries of workers who didn’t go to work on January and February Mondays as a result of the Monday”s Sit-at-home order initiated by the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), to press home the release of it leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu…
By Our Reporter The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a comprehensive three-day weather outlook, forecasting a volatile mix of intense sunshine, heavy cloud cover, and thunderstorms across Nigeria from Sunday through Tuesday. In the weather alert released in Abuja, the agency highlighted significant risks for southern coastal and inland states, specifically warning residents of…
