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First Term Was Clearing, 2nd Term Is Building – Otu Inaugurates Campaign Council, Task Them As ‘Apostles And Disciples Of Conviction’

By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has inaugurated the All Progressive Congress (APC) State Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections. Governor Otu Inaugurating the council led by the Commissioner of Education, Professor Stephen Odey as Director General, charged them to be “apostles of continuity and disciples of conviction”

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OPINION: Corp Members’ Safety: Why NYSC Scheme Should Be Reviewed BY FAITH ODEZULU

Every year, thousands of Nigerian graduates leave their homes and families to participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program. For many young graduates, the program represents an opportunity to contribute to national development, gain professional experience and interact with people from different ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds. Established in 1973 after the Nigerian

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OPINION: Synopsis Of Historical Facts, Root Causes And True Context Of The Ebom-Ebijakara Crisis In Abi LGA Of Cross River (Part 5) BY OFEM IREM OKPOKPO

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

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AIG Rashid Afegbua Returns To State Command, Boost Morale Of Officers, Emphasize On Professionalism 

By Sarah Ooja The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 6 Headquarters, Calabar, AIG Rashid Bello Afegbua, on Thursday, 29th October, 2026, visited the Cross River State Police Command as part of his familiarization tour of formations under the Zone. The visit is in line with the policing vision of the Inspector-General of

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OPINION: Synopsis Of Historical Facts, Root Causes And True Context Of The Ebom-Ebijakara Crisis In Abi LGA Of Cross River (Part 4) BY OFEM IREM OKPOKPO

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

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Federal Government Approves N70,000 Monthly Transport Allowance For Public Servants 

By Blessing Francis  The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved seventy thousand (70,000) Naira monthly transport intervention for public service workers at all levels. The gesture which will run for six months, starting in November 2026 to April 2027, is to ease the effect of rising living costs. The approval was one of the resolutions

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OPINION: Synopsis Of Historical Facts, Root Causes And True Context Of The Ebom-Ebijakara Crisis In Abi LGA Of Cross River (Part 3) BY OFEM IREM OKPOKPO

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

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Another Victim Of Ogoja Empowerment Rice Stampede, Rose Reported Dead After Health Worsen

By Patrick Obia Another victim from the empowerment stampede organized by the governor’s wife of Cross River State, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, has reportedly died. The victim identified as Rose passed on at the General Hospital Ogoja on Wednesday, October, 28, 2026, evening hours after her health got worse due to the stampede and police

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