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NDC South-South Secretary Urges INEC to Safeguard 2027 Elections, Rules Out Rigging

NDC South-South Secretary Urges INEC to Safeguard 2027 Elections, Rules Out Rigging

2027: Cross River Government Challenges PDP Governorship Candidate, Arthur Jarvis to a Debate

2027: Cross River Government Challenges PDP Governorship Candidate, Arthur Jarvis to a Debate

Police arrest 49-year-old armed robbery suspect, recover ammunition

Police arrest 49-year-old armed robbery suspect, recover ammunition

UNICROSS Opens 2026/2027 Admission with 19 New Academic Programmes

UNICROSS Opens 2026/2027 Admission with 19 New Academic Programmes

The Crown I Missed as a Teen, I Will Help Today’s Girls Wear, Says Archibong Bassey

The Crown I Missed as a Teen, I Will Help Today’s Girls Wear, Says Archibong Bassey

NDC South-South Zonal Secretary Congratulates Adeleke, says re-election a win for democracy

NDC South-South Zonal Secretary Congratulates Adeleke, says re-election a win for democracy

Orok Duke Urges Cross River APC To Intensify Mobilisation Ahead of 2027, Cites Adeleke’s Victory in Osun

Orok Duke Urges Cross River APC To Intensify Mobilisation Ahead of 2027, Cites Adeleke’s Victory in Osun

Engr Dr Amba Ndoma-Egba Offers 3 Nuggets For Blissful Home As Daughter Marries

Engr Dr Amba Ndoma-Egba Offers 3 Nuggets For Blissful Home As Daughter Marries

CP Ama launches control room to supervise police checkpoints, patrol teams in Anambra

CP Ama launches control room to supervise police checkpoints, patrol teams in Anambra

Beyond the Podium: Giving Orok Duke His Well-Deserved Literary Flowers

Beyond the Podium: Giving Orok Duke His Well-Deserved Literary Flowers

Cross River

Cross River Unveils US$1.075bn Historic PPP Investment Package

Cross River Unveils US$1.075bn Historic PPP Investment Package

Editor04 mins

The Cross River State Government has unveiled a historic Public-Private Partnership (PPP) investment package valued at over N70 billion and US$1.075 billion, following the approval of sixteen transformative projects by the State Executive Council (ExCo). The landmark approvals, spanning agriculture, renewable energy, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare, infrastructure and environmental sustainability, reinforce the Otu administration’s determination to…

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Cross River Government Moves to Empower 4500 Youths

Cross River Government Moves to Empower 4500 Youths

Editor02 mins

His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, Governor of Cross River State, is set to empower 4500 youths across the 18 Local Government Areas through the Cross River State Youth Development Summit & Empowerment, coordinated by the Office of the SSA Youth Development, Dr. Julius Obanghe Kijuo, KSJI. Dr. Kijuo, who led a high-level delegation…

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Joseph Ogogo Foundation Takes Hope to Obanliku, Reaffirms Commitment to Education, Community Well-being

Joseph Ogogo Foundation Takes Hope to Obanliku, Reaffirms Commitment to Education, Community Well-being

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By JOF Media The Joseph Ogogo Foundation (JOF) has successfully concluded its third humanitarian intervention outreach in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, extending healthcare services, essential relief materials and renewed hope to hundreds of residents in one of the state’s rural communities. The outreach, which attracted an overwhelming reception from beneficiaries and…

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World Anti-Trafficking Day: NDDC Representative Calls for United Action Against Human Trafficking

World Anti-Trafficking Day: NDDC Representative Calls for United Action Against Human Trafficking

Editor03 mins

The Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Rt. Hon. (Otuekong) Orok Otu Duke, has called for stronger collaboration among governments, security agencies, civil society organisations and local communities to combat human trafficking, describing the crime as a grave violation of human dignity and a threat to national…

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Cross River earmarks N525.3m for research institute to boost agriculture and food security

Cross River earmarks N525.3m for research institute to boost agriculture and food security

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The Cross River State Executive Council (EXCO) has approved N525.3 million for the construction of a modern Administrative and Laboratory Complex, complete with staff accommodation, at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Outstation in Mile 6, Obubra Local Government Area. The decision was reached during the Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, July 28, following…

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Cross River Reaffirms Inclusive Governance as Northern District Hosts 2027 Budget Consultative Forum

Cross River Reaffirms Inclusive Governance as Northern District Hosts 2027 Budget Consultative Forum

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By Kelvin Obambon As part of efforts to strengthen transparency, accountability, and public participation in fiscal policy, the Cross River State Government has hosted the 2027 Budget Consultative Forum for the Northern Senatorial District at the Ogoja Local Government Council Secretariat. The consultative exercise brought together government dignitaries, community leaders, key stakeholders, and local residents…

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Cross River Targets Illegal Drainage Structures in Market Clean-Up Drive

Cross River Targets Illegal Drainage Structures in Market Clean-Up Drive

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By Sylvia Okoi The Cross River State Government has intensified its environmental sanitation campaign with a crackdown on illegal structures obstructing drainage channels, ordering an immediate clean-up of markets and warning that activities capable of worsening flooding will no longer be tolerated. The Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Moses John Osogi, gave the warning during the…

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Stakeholders Sound Alarm over Rainforest Destruction in Cross River, Propose Legal Reform and Anti-Mining Roadmap

Stakeholders Sound Alarm over Rainforest Destruction in Cross River, Propose Legal Reform and Anti-Mining Roadmap

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By Kelvin Obambon Environmental experts, legal practitioners, conservationists, and community leaders gathered in Calabar on Thursday for the 4th Multi-Stakeholder Conference on Deforestation in Cross River State, issuing an urgent call to action against illegal logging, destructive mining, and agricultural encroachment threatening Nigeria’s primary rainforest ecosystem. The event, organized by civil society group We The…

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