A last-minute protest at the Cross River State Teachers Continuous Training Institute (TCTI) Biase, was successfully averted on monday, as representatives from the Cross River State government and the Management of the TCTI reached a peaceful resolution with staff members and union leaders. The agreement, which saw all parties reaching a truce, brought a resounding…
The two pioneer female chairmen of NUJ, Grace Ike of the FCT chapter; and Archibong Etim Bassey of the Cross River State chapter; are among distinguished Nigerians listed in the 2025 edition of Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change. In a statement by the editors, Kammonke Abam and Steve Ogah, the two journalists were listed for…
The Cross River State Government has flagged off the cultivation of 30 million coffee seedlings across the 18 Local Government Areas, signalling a major leap in the state’s agricultural revival efforts under the leadership of Governor Senator Prince Bassey Otu. Speaking during the launch ceremony held at state executive council chamber, Governor Otu described the…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has expressed profound excitement following the Federal Government’s unveiling of a new strategic framework that prioritizes the completion of the Bakassi Deep Seaport. The roadmap, encapsulated in the newly launched National Policy on Marine and Blue Economy, identifies Bakassi among nine key deep seaports marked for accelerated…
Project Alert on Violence Against Women, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) has asserted that sexual violence against minors in the society goes beyond just rape. The group disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar during its close-out meeting of sexual violence and young persons in academic institution Project in Cross River and Akwa Ibom. The News…
Rising star and son of the Akwa-Cross soil, MEGA-BOY is set to release his new single, “Blessings”, on July 11, 2025—and it’s already being called a soulful anthem for dreamers. Born and raised in Calabar, MEGA-BOY is not just another artist—he’s a genre-bending cultural force, blending Afrobeats, soul, jazz, reggae, and even country into his…
According to the Umorotutu Leboku New Yam 2025 timetable released by bi Inahs in Council, the preliminary activities of the Ugep international Leboku New Yam Festival commence today 3rd July, 2025. The Obol Leboku of Ugep Obol Patrick Ubi Abam will commence the Leboku activities by visiting farm roads in Ugep to collect palm wine…
The Federal Government has formally endorsed the Leboku-In-Abuja 2025, the yearly New Yam Festival celebrated in Abuja by the Yakurr people of Cross River State. Leboku is a new yam cultural extravaganza that spans over 28 days in the month of August, climaxing with a colourful carnival parade in Ugep, the headquarters of Yakurr Council…
By Kelvin Obambon Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Cross River chapter, Comrade Emmanuel Olayi, has debunked allegation that the Council under his watch misappropriated 5 million naira being part of a 10 million naira subvention given to the youth body by the state government. Recall that recently the immediate past…
By Kelvin Obambon A civil society organization, We The People (WTP) Center For Social Studies And Development, has engaged women in mining host communities in Akpabuyo and Akamkpa local government areas of Cross River State on rights advocacy and legal empowerment. The town hall meeting held on Thursday July 3, 2025, in Mfamosing community, had…
