By Godwin Otang Cross River and Akwa Ibom States have been fingered to have high cases of witchcraft branding, especially on elderly, women, and children involving torture and killing. This was the high point at the multilayered exhibition by Etinosa Yvonne in collaboration with the Basic Right Counsel Initiative (BRCI) held at the National Museum,
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has sought collaboration with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government in a bid to address food security, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the State. He made the call on Thursday at Dan Archibong’s Lodge
By Able Winnard A journalist kidnapped a few days ago at a village near Lokoja in Kogi State, Nten Ekpang has been released. The veteran Journalist who has worked with the Cross River Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC) and is currently with Trust TV was kidnapped on November 1, 2023, on his way back to Abuja, after
Whilst I am not a diviner that foretells the future and cannot pronounce upon people’s destinies, it is easy to wagger that it may be nunc dimittis for Ben Ayade, who came to Cross River State, saw, pillaged, danced, but did not conquer. His arch nemesis, Jarigbe Agom, may have hammered in the final nail
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has frowned at the seemingly intractable dispute over the Kingship of the Efik Nation and the contention for the Stool of the Obong of Calabar since 2008. Governor Bassey Otu notes that the Stool of the Obong of Calabar is about six centuries old,
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, has sought increased security presence for a more secure State. He made the appeal at Dan Archibong’s Lodge where he received 32 participants from the National Defence College, Abuja who are on a national study tour aimed at
By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross State, His Excellency, Senator Bassey Otu, has approved the appointment of Rev. James Okon I. Anam as the new Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). The appointment is contained in a press release signed and made available by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche
A broadcaster and journalist of about two decades experience, Mr. Ekpang hails from Mbube community in Ogoja Local Government Area of northern Cross River State.