By Kelvin Ololo At least one person has been confirmed dead and many injured following a stampede at an empowerment program in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. State Police Command confirmed that one woman died after a stampede at the program attended by the wife of the Cross River State Governor and
By Blessing Francis And Christiana Oku-Geni The Cross River State Police Command has strengthened its campaign for the protection of the girl child through a school outreach program organized by the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV). The outreach, held at Holy Child’s Girls Secondary School, Calabar, on October 12, 2026, was organized
By Sylvia Akpan The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has unveiled its campaign agenda of economic recovery, political restructuring, security reform and accountable leadership ahead of the 2027 general elections. These and many other strategies were the highlights of Tuesday, August 25, 2026, political gathering held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Speaking during the
Let me begin with a quotable quote from a former Governor of Cross River State: “I have always kicked against some of the politicians who give out Okada as empowerment scheme even as some of my political allies kick against my position. If there is anybody who doesn’t support Okada for empowerment, it’s me, I
By Archibong Jeremiah Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Cross River State has thumbed up the ongoing Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War campaign in Nigeria. CAN during an advocacy visit by the State Technical Committee of the campaign said the drive which targets an increased number of youths, women, and persons living with
By Eme Offiong, Voice of Nigeria The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Southern Nigeria, has unveiled its campaign council list of 55,000 members to guarantee success at the forthcoming general election. The Chairman of the party in Cross River, Dr. Alphonsus Eba, announced at the APC secretariat in Calabar, the State capital,
I have never been in power before. But watching from ‘out of power’, like fans in the stands, affords us the vantage position to see the whole pitch and analyze the players. Watching from the sidelines in our clime, you can easily observe a very common pattern with the crop of leaders we have been
By Ogar Monday Prof. Sandy Onor, the Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in next year’s polls has said that the warm welcome the party has received and the inroads it has made into the Southern Senatorial District has proven that “the Back-To-South mantra is an illusion.” Onor insisted that people of the