By Kelvin Ololo For years, the faithful at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, gathers every Good Friday to witness a familiar face carry the cross. Michael Obetan, fondly called “English Man”, did not just act the role of Jesus Christ, he lived it with a quiet
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has blamed the recent fire incident that razed a popular wood market in Calabar- Akim Timber market, on “a power spark.” A devastating fire had burnt down parts of the timber market, destroying goods worth millions of naira and heightening concerns over a growing pattern of
By Kelvin Ololo Popular wood market, Akim Timber market has been razed by fire, just days a station was exploded in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. The panic and devastation swept through Calabar late Friday night, March 27, 2026, as a raging fire tore through the popular the Market, destroying large quantities of
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has raised an alarm over the sudden disappearance of a 12-year-old boy, Master Destiny Aliamu, who went missing under troubling and unexplained circumstances in Calabar. In an official statement issued on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, confirmed that the young student has
By Kelvin Ololo To mark this year’s International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the New Calabar LEO Club engaged not less than 60 students in an educational visit to the Calabar Slave History Museum, offering a powerful encounter with one of Africa’s darkest chapters. The visit, which involved
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu at the weekend hosted members of the Hausa/Fulani and non-indigene communities to a special Ramadan break fast at the Executive Council Chamber of the Governor’s Office, marking the end of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr while issuing warning to scrap vandals.
By Patrick Obia At about 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 21th 2026, a gas explosion left many fatally injured and properties destroyed during an attempt to transfer gas from the storage tank to the service tank by a gas attendant. According to one of the staff who narrated the tragedy to the Cross River State
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has extended warm felicitations to Muslim faithful across the state and Nigeria as they join millions of believers around the world to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. In a goodwill message released by his Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media