By Emmanuel Onwuka Imagine a school bus weaving through the morning rush. Inside, children in neatly pressed uniforms laugh, chat, and prepare for another day of learning. Suddenly, someone nearby lights a cigarette or begins using an electronic nicotine delivery device (vapes, e-cigarettes). Within moments, smoke drifts into the air around the children. Some wrinkle…
By Orok Duke, Ph.D “That’s the way the cookie crumbles,” is an idiom used to accept an unfortunate or disappointing situation that cannot be changed. The phrase and its attendant and underlying philosophy means that things don’t always go as planned, and one simply has to accept the outcome and move on. I am writing,…
By Joseph Odok, Ph.D The reasoning of most people in Cross River State (CRS) is truly amazing. I won’t cry today if I broke any laws of the state and Ayade (under the full influence of Alphonsus Ogar Eba) that made Ayade come after me for breaking the law. Have people forgotten what Cross River…
By Vincent Dania The NIMC Act was signed into law by the President of Nigeria on June 26, 2026. Nigeria now has a new identity law. At first glance, many Nigerians may see the Act as another step in the long journey of NIN registration. But it is bigger than that. The Act modernises Nigeria’s…
By Emmanuel Etim Cross River State has been recognized among global sub national leaders at the recently concluded London Climate Action Week. The Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria, Sen. Prince Bassey Edet Otu, the Governor of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, Mr. Mateus Simões, President of Île-de-France Region, France, Valérie Pécresse were the three sub…
By Phylo Modlin Odu A few days ago, we came out to say that aliens had been paid to tarnish the image of the Governor of Cross River State, Prince Bassey Otu, in a calculated plot to distract him. However, our own people, indigenes of this State, called it a lie. In their plan, they…
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 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…
By Comrade Cletus Albert Amawu State Publicity Secretary, Nigeria Democracy Congress (NDC), Cross River State Zonal Spokesperson, OKMovement South-South As Nigeria approaches another defining electoral cycle, millions of citizens are increasingly confronted with a fundamental question: should the nation continue along the path that has produced widespread economic hardship, rising insecurity, unemployment and declining public…
By Kelvin Obambon Barr. James Ibor, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Yakurr 1 State Constituency seat in the Cross River House of Assembly, has criticized the current legislative arm of government, describing it as an “appendage” and extension of the executive arm. Speaking on his legislative ambitions and the state of governance, shortly…
