The Chairman of Canaan Table Tennis Association, Orok Otu Duke, has challenged Cross River table tennis players to repay the support they receive by working harder and winning competitions for the state. Duke gave the charge on Monday after paying the school fees of 24 table tennis players in the state, covering athletes from primary…
By Emem Julius The Spiritual Leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu, has warned Nigerian leaders against sacrificing the enduring interests of the nation for temporary political gains. Olumba Obu, who is revered by adherents as the King of Kings and Lord of lords, gave the warning on…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the state government and relevant education authorities to take urgent action regarding the deteriorating infrastructure and conditions across public schools in the state, suggesting the declaration of a state of emergency in severely impacted institutions. The call…
By Zana League OBO – As the 2027 General Elections draw closer, the political conversation across the Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku (OBO) Federal Constituency is gradually moving beyond the familiar question of which local government area should produce the next member of the House of Representatives. At the heart of the emerging debate is a more fundamental question:…
By Kelvin Obambon As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, the Cross River State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Amb. Soni Abang, has joined leaders and citizens across the nation to celebrate the country’s enduring unity, resilience, and sovereignty. In a statement released on Thursday on behalf of the Cross River State team of…
By Kelvin Obambon In a major push to combat the rising prevalence of breast cancer through early education and sensitization, the Pink Africa Foundation, in partnership with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State Council, has flagged off a school-focused awareness campaign in Calabar. The outreach, held at the Government Secondary School, Akim,…
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji The Board of Trustees of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools NAPPS has taken over the leadership of its Cross River State chapter following the protracted crisis rocking the association. Announcing the takeover on Tuesday in Calabar, the BoT member representing South-South Zone and sole Interim Authority for Cross River State,…
By Kelvin Obambon Former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has called on political stakeholders across Ikom, Boki, Obubra, and Etung (IBOE) to unite and adopt targeted political strategies to safeguard the dominance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River Central Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking as Chairman…
By Kelvin Obambon The Secretary to the Cross River State Government, Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, has called on the people of Ikom, Boki, Obubra, and Etung (IBOE) to cast aside historical divisions and forge a united front to accelerate socio-economic development and strengthen their political relevance within the state. Delivering a keynote address at the IBOE’s…
By Kelvin Obambon Aggrieved staff of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) recruited between 2019 and 2020 on Tuesday staged a protest on campus over the university management’s continuous failure to place 266 workers on its payroll, despite explicit directives from the National Assembly and the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation (OHCSF)….
