By Kelvin Obambon In a major win for environmental justice and community rights, the New Ekuri Community has reached a peaceful resolution with Ezemac International (Nig.) Ltd. over disputed logging in their community forest. The agreement, announced Tuesday March 3, 2026 in a press statement by Dr Martin Egot, a community leader, involves stoppage of…
I heartily congratulate my Governor, His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, on yet another well-deserved recognition as Man of the Year by the Silverbird Group. Only three weeks ago, Your Excellency was honoured as Governor of the Year by The Sun Newspapers. On the same day, you were also conferred with an Honorary Doctorate…
GOODWILL MESSAGES FOR THE 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF SENATOR PRINCESS FLORENCE ITA-GIWA, OON, KSN As part of activities marking the 80th Birthday Celebration of Senator Dame Princess Florence Ita-Giwa, OON, friends, associates, well-wishers, institutions, and members of the public are warmly invited to send their goodwill messages in honour of this remarkable milestone. Your prayers,…
By Sylvia Okoi The Cross River State Government (CRSG), through the Ministry of Environment, has officially resumed its monthly statewide environmental sanitation exercise for 2026 following a two-month hiatus. The exercise had been temporarily suspended in December to accommodate Christmas festivities and in January due to the conduct of the WAEC examinations. Speaking while monitoring…
Cross River State is emphasizing that its efforts to regain littoral status should not be interpreted as a claim on any territory belonging to Akwa Ibom State. Mr. Nsa Gill, Special Adviser on Public Affairs to Governor Bassey Otu, addressed this point during a briefing, stating the need for clarification due to what he described…
By Kelvin Obambon A group of civil society organizations (CSOs) has issued a clarion call to the Cross River State Government, warning that the state’s iconic forests – the largest and most biodiverse in Nigeria – face total collapse unless the state’s 16-year-old forestry laws are immediately modernized. The coalition, comprising We The People (WTP),…
Mr. Francis Ekpo is a distinguished son of Yahe in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State. A man whose public service career reflects vision, discipline, and commitment to the progress of his people. With a deep sense of responsibility to society, a passion for selfless service, and a firm belief in the fear…
By Kelvin Obambon The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Coalition Movement has issued a stern warning to Nigeria’s opposition parties, describing the recently concluded FCT Area Council elections as a “wake-up call” and a preview of a larger plot by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to compromise the…
By Kelvin Obambon Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PhD, a prominent stakeholder and elder statesman in Cross River, has thrown his full weight behind Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s aggressive push to recover the state’s oil wells ceded to Akwa Ibom. Duke, a two time deputy speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly and former Commissioner…
By Kelvin Obambon The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Coalition Movement in Cross River State has issued a scathing assessment of the ongoing oil well dispute between Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, describing the situation as a manifestation of “greed” and a glaring failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership at the federal level….
