By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, has flagged off the construction of a 10-kilometer Ndok Junction-Mbube-Okubushuyu road in Ogoja Local Government Area. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony at Ekumtak-Mbube in Ogoja LGA on Saturday, 2nd August, 2024, Governor Otu, represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey,
"We are calling on our youths to lay down their arms. We are not in support of them. We do not want them to continue to spoil our land. We are peace loving people. We, the people of Obudu and Vandeikya; we are not independent, we must be inter-dependent; Vandeikya people farm in Obudu, our
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has convened a peace security meeting to address the inter communal crisis between the Ekukunela-Alesi communities in Ikom Local Government Area and the Odonget/Ochon/Isabang communities in Obubra Local Government Area. The meeting was convened by the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, with leaders
The circular noted that, "only the Commissioner for Information and the Chief Press Secretary/Special Adviser on Media and Publicity are officially mandated to issue any public statement on behalf of the Government of Cross River State in general and His Excellency, the Governor of Cross River State in particular.
The journalist was quizzed by the Court, had his phone seized, with Court officials violating his privacy by going through the device to check whether he had photographed proceedings. The device was later released to him with the Court ordering him to depart after two witnesses including a Clerk and another judicial official attested that
By Sylvia Akpan The family of Clement James has announced the funeral arrangements of their father, farmer, philanthropist, community leader and devoted Roman Catholic – late Chief Clement James Obiaje Eneji. Late Clement James passed on at the age of 87, after a brief illness on 25th of May, 2025. In a funeral arrangements signed
By Kelvin Ololo Kutia and Ukwortung Clans in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, have finally agreed to put an end to an age long conflict and embrace lasting peace after years of failed settlement attempts. The communities once coexisted peacefully as brothers and neighbors but over the years engaged in a prolonged
By Kelvin Ololo Walking into Ikot Effanga Mkpa Okom Community, one would wonder if he has found himself in the valley of death trapping the spirit, soul and body. Once it is raining season, the community located in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River State, lives in fear and loses sleep to a