By Sylvia Akpan The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has committed to supporting the upcoming Federation of African University Games (FASU), which will be hosted in Nigeria. The Minister, speaking while receiving a delegation from the FASU organizing committee during a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja, where he assured that
By Godwin Ajom Becheve Community in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River, for years have been in the news for a “harmful practice” known as “money marriage or money wife”. This practice sees children given out to marriage at a tender age as collateral by their parents. There have been calls from the national
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 Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has pledged to support the Federal Government housing initiative being implemented nationwide, including Cross River State. Governor Otu, through his Chief Press Secretary, Nsa Gill during a meeting with the management team of the Federal Housing Authority, led by the Managing Director/Chief
By Godwin Otang The Faculty of Law of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has expressed readiness to welcome assistance from members of the faculty Alumni. The Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Rose Ohiama Ugbe, stated this when she received the Class of 2010 delegation led by their coordinator, Oliver C. Nwachukwu, where she disclosed that
By Mary Bassey Cross Riverians in the Diaspora (CRID); an organization working globally to unite Cross Riverians, promote mutual understanding, harness expertise and support programs that accelerate sociopolitical, economic and cultural change among others has been inaugurated. The inauguration held at Marian Hotel, Calabar had committee members and many more volunteers inaugurated. Dr. Justin Udie,
By Veronica Utsu The Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports Development in Nigeria, Senator John Owan Enoh has reiterated his Ministry’s commitment to support grassroots sports in the country. He echoed this during the grand finale of the Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League, organized by the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF), under the leadership of Engr.
By Veronica Utsu and Everest Prince The traditional rulers in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State have pledged their support for the National Youth Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN) Ikom chapter. The pledge was made on Saturday 9th September 2023 when the leadership of NYAN paid a visit to the Ikom Traditional Rulers Council.