The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Cross River State, Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, condemns, in the strongest terms, the reported assault of a police officer at Watt Market, Calabar, and calls for a thorough, impartial and transparent prosecution of all persons found culpable. The incident, which reportedly occurred on September 15, 2026,…
The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses has announced that members can now decide whether to accept or donate the four main components of blood based on their personal conscience. The organisation made this known in a statement issued by its World Headquarters in Warwick, New York and made available on its website on Friday. According…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has advised parents especially, young mothers to always protect their children and reject get-rich-quick schemes. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available to journalists in Awka, on Friday. The statement read; “The Anambra State Police Command, following the…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Development has announced the commencement of a statewide distribution of improved SAMPEA 20-T PBR cowpea seeds to local farmers, beginning Monday, September 21, 2026. According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Hon. Johnson Andiambey Ebokpo, and dated…
The Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, PhD, has participated in the National Summit of the Forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) Former Presiding Officers of State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria (FOPSHA), which endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second…
By Ovat Abeng The First Lady of Anambra State and the founder of Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo Initiative, Dr. Mrs. Nonye Soludo, has been selected as a recipient of the National Leadership Conference (NLC) 2026 Award in recognition of her contributions to social impact and community development. The award which comes under the category…
As political activities gather momentum ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Cross River State, the re-election bid of Governor Bassey Otu and Deputy Governor Peter Odey received a significant boost following a formal endorsement from the Concerned Civil and Public Servants (CIPLUS) group. The group declared its full support during a solidarity visit to…
By Anthony Uwadiegwu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Cross River State, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, has thrown down the gauntlet to his traducers, declaring that his record in public service is without blemish and daring anyone with proof of criminal wrongdoing against him to come forward or forever hold their peace. Archibong,…
Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, on Wednesday said some Nigerians had asked him to “slow down” with the improvement in electricity supply because, according to him, their freezers were now working continuously. Tegbe made the claim in Abuja while speaking at the commissioning of the 3-megawatt solar hybrid power project at Yakubu Gowon University, formerly…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State government has released what it termed the public debt records of the presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), ahead of the 2027 general election, Mr Peter Obi, while he was governor of Anambra State. In a press statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr…
