The Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, Ph.D., has called for a more proactive and coordinated approach to disaster management in Cross River State following the devastating flooding along Anansa Road and other parts of the state. Duke, while expressing deep sympathy to…
THE Cross River State Business Men’s Forum, an association with over ten thousand business executives in all sectors spanning the entire Cross River and the diaspora has again restated its unalloyed support for Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu’s second tenure. The Business Men’s Forum made this known after a meeting in Calabar where the performance…
By Kelvin Obambon Cross River State Governor, Prince Bassey Otu, has ordered the immediate release of a political critic, Denis Odama, who was detained following a complaint filed by the governor’s aides over derogatory comments made against the Governor Otu. In a statement issued on Wednesday night, via his official Facebook handle, Governor Otu directed…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Government has thrown down the gauntlet to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, challenging him to an open, public debate on policy, governance performance, and strategic vision for the state ahead of the 2027 general elections. The challenge was made on Tuesday, August…
Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Cross River State Council, Comrade Archibong Bassey, has shared a deeply personal story of how family responsibilities prevented her from pursuing her childhood dream of becoming a beauty queen, even as she pledged to support young girls who are now daring to pursue the dreams she once…
By Amawu, Cletus Albert Amawu NDC State Publicity Secretary, Cross River State The South-South Zonal Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Clement Agiangie, has congratulated Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on his victory in the 15 August 2026 governorship election, describing it as a clear expression of the people’s will and a reaffirmation…
The Cross River State representative on the board of the NDDC Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state to step up grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that the party cannot afford to be complacent. Duke made the call on on Sunday while…
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji It was a blend of celebration and deep emotion on Saturday at the Ikot Ushie Town Council Hall, Calabar, as Akparabong-born farmer and entrepreneur, Engr. Dr. Amba Ndoma-Egba, gave out his daughter in marriage. His daughter, Emilia Amba Ndoma-Egba, was joined in holy matrimony to Mr. Israel Emmanuel, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…
In the grand tapestry of Nigerian literature, specific geographic locales have long enjoyed intense focus. The political turmoils of the West, the tragic battlegrounds of the East, and the sprawling oral epics of the North frequently dominate the academic gaze. Yet, sitting quietly on the south-eastern coast is Calabar, a city whose historical weight as…
By Our Reporter The Chairman of Yakurr Local Government Area and head of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Cross River State, Yibala Inyang, has strongly dismissed claims that local governments in the state are underfunded or starved of resources. Speaking in response to allegations raised by PDP governorship candidate, Sir Arthur…
