By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has frowned at the seemingly intractable dispute over the Kingship of the Efik Nation and the contention for the Stool of the Obong of Calabar since 2008. Governor Bassey Otu notes that the Stool of the Obong of Calabar is about six centuries old,
By Godwin Tsa, The Sun Newspaper The Supreme Court in a landmark judgment dethroned the Obong of Calabar, Édidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu (V), and ordered that a fresh election for the vacant stool be conducted. In a unanimous judgment that was prepared by Justice Amina Augie, the apex court affirmed the decision of the Court
By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu (V), has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of support during the 2023 elections in Cross River. The traditional ruler gave the assurance in Calabar on Wednesday during a courtesy call to his palace by the State Resident Electoral
By Patrick Obia The Obong of Calabar and head of the Efik nation, His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V has endorsed the Back-to-South political campaign. The Back-to-South movement is agitation for power rotation back to the southern senatorial district of Cross River State, Nigeria. Edidem Ekpo Okon made the endorsement in his Palace while
By Maxwell Effiong The Ima Nsa Adegoke foundation has begun advocacy visits to monarchs in Cross River to seek their support to end stigmatisation against widows in the State. The Cordinating Trustee of the foundation, Barr. Ima Adegoke says the harmful practice still holds sway despite a law prohibiting it in the State with widows
By Maxwell Effiong The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V has said the southern port city of Calabar, is the mother of the modern geographic entity, Nigeria. The monarch stated this while inaugurating the second membership of the Obong of Calabar Executive Forum (OCEF) last weekend at his palace where he called
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Government has said it is planning to incorporate the Calabar – Ikom – Ogoja – Katsina-Ala highway to its Sukuk bond in order to increase funding as a means of speeding up repair work on that road. Sukuk basically refers to certificates of equal value which evidence undivided ownership or
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The 2019 re-election bid of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Monday received a huge boost as the State’s traditional rulers’ council threw its weight behind him for a second term, while declaring the state as wholly Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Chairman of the council and Paramount