The City Boy Movement (CBM), a frontline political support structure dedicated to advancing the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Dr. Martha Agba as the National Director of Support Group. Her appointment is widely regarded as a strategic move aimed at strengthening grassroots mobilization, stakeholder engagement, and the coordination of support…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) may be headed for a legal showdown in Cross River State following the controversial appearance of Ken Egbas in the Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency primary election despite his alleged absence from the party’s list of screened aspirants. The development has sparked outrage among party stakeholders, who describe the situation as a…
By Anthony Uwadiegwu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Cross River State, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, has condemned Governor Bassey Otu for allegedly threatening to “crush opposition politicians in the State ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a press release, Sunday, the PDP governorship candidate gave the condemnation in his reaction to…
By Kelvin Obambon A horrific tale of a 29-year-old grudge came to a bloody climax in the quiet community of Creek Town, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, as a 40-year-old man allegedly embarked on a deadly killing spree to avenge the death of his family members. The suspect, identified as Akaninyine Eretus,…
By Sylvia Okoi No fewer than sixty persons were on Saturday, May 30, 2026, arraigned before the Environmental Sanitation Mobile Court in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, for violating laws guiding the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. The offenders were apprehended by the monitoring team of the Ministry of Environment during enforcement operations across parts…
Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PhD has paid tributes as family, community leaders and associates gathered in Calabar to lay Chief Archibong Ewa Ekeng to rest following his death on February 9, 2026, after a protracted illness. Chief Ekeng was 71. While expressing sadness over his demise, Duke noted the late Chief Ekeng’s lifelong dedication…
On behalf of the entire members of the Delivery Vehicle Owners and Drivers Association of Nigeria (DELVAN) nationwide, I warmly felicitate with His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, Governor of Cross River State, and his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, on the occasion of their three years of fulfilling, purposeful, and people-oriented leadership. As…
The Cross River State Representative on the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, Ph.D., has congratulated the Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Sen. Apostle (Dr.) Prince Bassey Edet Otu, on the occasion of his third anniversary in office, describing the milestone as a celebration of purposeful…
By Kelvin Obambon The OBIdient Movement (TOM) in Cross River has raised an alarm over an alleged plot to subvert the state’s long-standing governorship zoning agreement ahead of the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries. In a media chat in Calabar on Friday, May 29, 2026, the group accused the state leadership of NDC of…
The road projects are categorized into * New Roads Construction * Rehabilitated Roads * Dual Carriageways * Network of Roads * Security & Institutional Road Interventions 1. Southern Senatorial District New Roads Construction Projects classified strictly as new road construction total approximately: * Adiabo Eseku Road – 8.4km * Ndon Nwong–Atan Odot–Ek@pene Eki Road –…
