The new President of the Students Union Government SUG of the University of Calabar UNICAL, Blessing Alims, who has now made the record as the first-ever female SUG President of the school, 49 years after it was founded, is from Gakem, in Bekwarra LGA, Cross River State. She’s studying Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution with
Our athletes have proven their mettle in athletics beyond the continent, and it is our place to give them all the needed support
By Mary Bassey The Government of Cross River State, has ordered the immediate suspension of the proposed National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) election. The State Security Adviser, Major General O. U Obono (Rtd) gave the directive in a letter addressed to the State Secretariat of the NYCN youth house, Calabar, stating that the election
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has felicitated with Muslim faithful in the State and beyond on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, urging that they uphold the values of sacrifice, compassion, and unity. The Governor gave the felicitations in a press release issued by his Chief Security Secretary,
Like many other lies that foreigners told us about Africa and we swallowed them hook, line and sinker; lies like, it was Mungo Park who discovered River Niger, we also bought into the lie that Africa is Pantheistic. Meaning African religions have multiple gods. Those who accept and romanticize that lie are doing so because
His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria Your Excellency, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing to you as a concerned citizen and representative of the Cross River Movement, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of governance and promoting sustainable development
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has committed to supporting the 130th anniversary of the Hope Waddell Training Institution in Calabar, Nigeria’s oldest educational institution, established in 1895. Governor Otu announced this through his Chief Press Secretary, NSA Gill, during a meeting with the executives of
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious kidnapping gang leader known as “Tallest” and rescues one abducted victim Kingsley Eyo Andem. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Irene Ugbo, said the arrest was executed by a team of policemen drafted from the Anti-Cultism and Kidnapping Squad (ACKS)