By Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu The ongoing controversy surrounding Ms. Beatrice Akpala and the driver involved in the incident at Igoli, Ogoja, deserves a more balanced and factual conversation. From the account available to us, the vehicle belonging to Beatrice was properly parked when the driver drove directly into it, scratching and damaging the vehicle….
By Kelvin Obambon Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Cross River Central, Hon. Oden Ewa has expressed strong optimism regarding the electoral prospects of the party, declaring that victory is secured due to the leadership of Governor Bassey Edet Otu. Speaking on Saturday while hosting party faithful to Leboku New Yam Festival…
Alumni of the University of Calabar Faculty of Law, Class of 1994, have said their goal is to position the faculty on the global map through strategic support and mentorship. The group made the pledge on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Michael Ibanga, 32 years after graduation. Chairman…
By Kelvin Obambon Hundreds of support groups from Cross River Central Senatorial District on Saturday paid homage to the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate, Hon. Oden Ewa, during the Leboku Festival at his residence in Ugep, declaring their total support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Bassey Edet Otu, and all APC candidates in…
By Orok Duke, PhD “Children of a lesser God” is a metaphor used to describe marginalized or misunderstood people—like the deaf protagonist in Mark Medoff’s 1979 play and 1986 film. The phrase originally comes from Alfred Tennyson’s 1859 poem Idylls of the King, where it describes a world degraded by war. It implies that if…
By JOF Media The Joseph Ogogo Foundation (JOF) is steadily redefining what community development can achieve when humanitarian intervention goes beyond immediate relief to address the interconnected challenges confronting rural communities. Across Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, the Foundation has embarked on a series of carefully targeted interventions designed to improve access…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Government has officially flagged off the distribution of 20,000 bags of fertilizers to 8,000 smallholder farmers across various agricultural value chains in the state. The initiative, implemented under the Farm Input Support Programme (FISP), an intervention of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), is designed to ease input…
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…
