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
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has rolled out an extensive security operation during the 2026 Eid-el-Fitr celebration, assuring residents of maximum safety while issuing a stern warning to criminal elements to stay away from the state. The Commissioner of Police, Rashid B. Afegbua, disclosed that the Command has deployed both human
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu, has been invested as a Patron of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), in recognition of his leadership and adherence to values-driven governance and in what the Council said was in line with the provisions of the NIPR Act CAP N114,
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening security collaboration with the Nigerian Navy, as “security remains the foundation upon which every meaningful development must stand.” He made the assertion while receiving Commodore Shuaib Ahmed , Commandant of Nigerians Navy Ship Victory, on
By Sylvia Akpan The Honorable Minister for State and Industry, Trade and Investment, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has paid a working visit over the weekend to the Ofodua Rice Processing Cluster in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State. The cluster, which consists of several rice processing mills, serves as an important hub for