By Kelvin Obambon Stakeholders in Cross River on Tuesday validated an updated land use and land cover map aimed at strengthening agricultural traceability, supporting compliance with international deforestation regulations, and guiding sustainable forest and land management. The workshop, held in Calabar, was organized by the Cross River State Forestry Commission in partnership with the State…
By Our Reporter The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has levelled sharp criticisms against the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration over growing security disparities, following reports of recurring burglaries in the immediate neighbourhood of the Cross River State Governor’s private residence. Speaking on the state of security in Calabar via…
By Our Reporter The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) Branch, on Monday resolved to resume its suspended strike action over the non-implementation of key aspects of the renegotiated 2025 agreement between the Federal Government and ASUU, particularly outstanding welfare demands. The decision was taken at an emergency congress…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has declared that Cross River State will deliver 18 over 18 local government areas for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, saying APC was cheated in the 2023 presidential election where it won only seven LGAs. Otu spoke in Calabar on Sunday during inspection of preparations for President…
By Kelvin Obambon Cross River State’s proposed 2027 budget estimate of N987.8 billion is designed for consolidation rather than expansion, Special Adviser to the Governor on Budget Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Peter Uklala said on Saturday. Giving an analysis of the proposed budget in Calabar, Dr Uklala described the estimate, already laid before the State…
By Kelvin Obambon Cross River State Governor, Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has inaugurated the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Governorship Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections, charging members to aggressively publicize his administration’s multifaceted milestones. The high-profile inauguration ceremony took place on Saturday at the APC State Secretariat in Calabar, drawing a massive assembly…
THE DEFINITIVE EBOM POSITION: NON-CONTIGUITY AND SUPPORT FOR PEACEFUL ALTERNATIVE RESETTLEMENT Ebom seeks neither perpetual hostility nor confrontation with Ebijakara. However, the bitter lessons of over a century of recurrent clashes, culminated by the atrocities of 2006, 2018, and 2019, have established an incontrovertible imperative: the physical contiguity of Ebom and Ebijakara as immediate residential…
THE JANUARY 2006 INVASION: OFFICIAL FINDINGS OF THE JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY Following the outbreak of violence in January 2006, His Excellency Mr Donald Duke constituted the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Hostilities between Ebom and Ebijakara Communities in Abi Local Government Area, under the Chairmanship of Hon. Justice Sylvester A. Obi (Rtd). The official…
THE TRUE STORY OF THE 1917 EVICTION AND THE 1927/1932 SUPREME COURT VINDICATIONS In 1911, Aberiba exploited the literacy of their brothers in Igbo court clerks from Bende serving in the fledgling Ediba Native Court to orchestrate a fraudulent suit based on a fabricated survey sketch. Archival records from the National Archives reveal the true…
By Kelvin Obambon The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, has expressed deep concern over media reports regarding a recent encounter between operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Prince Alobi, a staff member of Radio Nigeria (Canaan City FM 99.5), in Calabar. In a statement signed by the…
