By Kelvin Ololo Residents of Uyi Effiong Street in Anantiagha Community, Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, are thrown in fear and panic over alleged nefarious activities of a suspected notorious gangster known as “Puky”. The suspect allegedly raped a 13-year-old JSS 3 teenage girl inside her father’s house and terrorizes the
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu , Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima and among other dignitaries have commissioned two brand-new Cally Air aircrafts. Commissioning the aircrafts at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar, Governor Otu said his heart is swollen with pride. He averred
A first time flyer who gets money to buy a flight ticket, starts feeling like he or she is important. You will feel God has elevated you to the skies where many others have not or may never get. You are eager to snap and show the world that “what God cannot do does not
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, has decried the long-standing neglect of the Bakassi Peninsula and its people, describing their condition as an “International, African and National abandonment.” The Deputy Governor made the assertion during the inaugural meeting of the Nigeria International Coastal Border
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has decried the increasing abandoned government official vehicles by some Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) at various mechanical workshops in the state. The disturbing trend was contained in a release signed by the Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on
Kehinde Ogunyale, Dataphyte Amid Nigeria’s sluggish efforts to curb methane emissions due to weak accountability and failed commitments, local communities near oil exploration sites continue to bear the brunt of daily gas flaring and its harmful effects. In Obunagha community, Bayelsa State, the consistent flaring has polluted rivers and farmlands, leaving residents, whose major livelihood
By Kelvin Ololo Loveth Bissong has petitioned Miss. Ursula Agbor over alleged cyberstalking, criminal defamation and harassment to the Nigeria Police Force, Cross River State Command. Miss. Loveth Bissong, petitioned the embattled Ursula, through Basic Rights Partners – a law firm fighting human rights in the state and the South-South region of the country. The
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to reintroduce the scholarship and bursary scheme for indigenous students. The House in a motion moved during plenary on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 by Honorable Mercy Mbang Akpama, Member representing Yakurr II State Constituency, decried the prolonged absence of