By Patrick Obia The Paramount Ruler of Bakassi Local Government of Cross River State, His Royal Majesty, Etinyin Etim Okon Edet, has been honored as the foremost humanitarian and purposeful leader award in Cross River State. The accolade which is courtesy of the Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Chieftaincy Rural Development and
By Godwin Otang The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has owned up to the arrest and custody of the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Professor of Cyril Osim Ndifon on Thursday 5th October 2023. The ICPC in a statement dated October 5, 2023, and signed
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has commemorated the 2023 World Teachers Day in the State, saying his government will address teachers’ concerns. The World Teachers Day is a day set aside to celebrate the contribution of teachers in the society. And Governor Bassey Otu
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has debunked claims that the embattled suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Professor Cyril Ndifon was kidnapped. News filtered the air earlier today that Professor Ndifon was kidnapped a few days after UNICAL’s investigation panel
By Sylvia Akpan Parents and caregivers have been enjoined to take a keen study of their children for a better understanding and relationship. This was the summary of the foster care quarterly meeting organized by Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) held on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, where child protection actors said there is a need
By Mary Bassey, House Of Assembly Correspondent After weeks the Government of Cross River State shut down Calabar Marina resort due to a tragic boat mishap that claimed three medical student lives, the Resort has reopened again. Governor Otu while reopening the Resort in Calabar said it was necessary to temporarily close the Resort in
By Godwin Otang The seventeen (17) kilometers Okuni/Nsofang Road that leads to Nsofang, a community in Etung Local Government Area of central Cross River State, has been funded three times by the federal government. Yet, it is still in very bad shape. Commuters that use the road are constantly exposed to grave dangers due to
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Government of Cross River State has rolled out activities to mark the 63rd of Nigeria’s independence in the State. Nigeria, dubbed as one of the most populous black nations in the world and a giant of the African continent, gained her independence on October 1, 1960 from her