By Nsan Ndoma-Neji PFN National President, Bishop Dr. Wale Oke has urged the federal government to intensify efforts against killings and kidnappings nationwide during a visit to Calabar. He also supported changes in the security architecture, including changes to service chiefs stressing that “Whatever changes are needed to end the killings and the abduction of…
FG remittance of N16.6 billion to SEDC, important opportunity for South east development – Omenugha By Ovat Abeng The former special adviser to governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo on Youth Development, Dr Obinna Nelson Omenugha has said that the remittance of ₦16.6 billion by the Federal Government to the South East Development Commission (SEDC) presents an…
By Kelvin Obambon The U.J. Esuene Sports Stadium in Calabar was a beehive of activities on Thursday as thousands of traders gathered for the official launch of the Cross River Market Women Forum for Greatness and a mega rally endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Bassey Edet Otu for a second term in office….
By Ovat Abeng The Honourable Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi has joked about the incident involving an unnamed private jet that landed on concrete road pavement under construction by the Federal Ministry of Works at Ogwashi Ukwu in Delta State in error. Senator Umahi while leading a team from ECOWAS Bank For Investment and…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Consultative Forum (CRSCF) has hit out at the former state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba, accusing him of political opportunism and “sour grapes” following his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement issued in Calabar Wednesday, the Forum contrasted…
By Ovat Abeng As part of continue efforts to actualized governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s vision of making Anambra a destination hub of Nigeria by 2070, the State government has expressed readiness to partner with the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) to make it a reality. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs Chiamaka…
Project Grow has commenced a statewide Training of Trainers program aimed at strengthening soybean production capacity across Cross River State in partnership with Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, who supported the technical sessions on soybean production practices. The training is being held across the three senatorial districts, beginning in Calabar, with subsequent sessions scheduled for…
A former Air Canada pilot faces criminal charges for flying tens of thousands of passengers for nearly 17 years with a fake pilot’s license, Canadian police announced Tuesday. Geoffrey Wall was arrested June 1 after investigators say he captained over 900 domestic and international flights from 2009 to 2025, without ever obtaining the proper license…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State government said it has mapped out plans to regulate the rising cost of renting houses in the state. Also it plans to rebate the scrap metal business in the state. Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) deliberated on this in its meeting on Monday at the Anambra State Government House also…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Governor’s wife, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, has advised Nigerian men to break silence whenever their emotionally challenged becomes burdened. Mrs Soludo gave the advised via statement to commemorate this year 2026 “World Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month”. The statement read, “This June, as we observe Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month,…
