By Ovat Abeng Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE) Awka Chapter, Anambra State, has intensified awareness campaign and sensitizing of the people through an advocacy “Walk Against Building And Infrastructure Collapse. The Walk that took place on Saturday, January 31st, 2026 attracted many stakeholders including the Chairman, Anambra State Assembly Committee on Works and Infrastructure,…
By Ovat Abeng The embattled Onitsha main market has been reopened for trading as order by the Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo. It was gathered that the traders commenced reopening of their shops at about 7 am. Recall that the market was shut down last week Monday by the governor as one of measures…
By Ovat Abeng In a sweeping move to transform from a quiet academic enclave into a vibrant community hub, the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) Igbariam, Anambra State, has fired up the transmitters of its long-dormant campus radio, 106.1 FM, signaling a new era of outreach, culture, and practical innovation of the present administration of…
By Ovat Abeng The Chairman of Umueri village- Ogbunike community in Oyi local government area of Anambra State, Hon Lovi Elobisi has called on relevant authorities particularly the Nigerian Police and the state government to investigate the failed assassination attempt on his life. The attempt which took place along the popular St. Monica’s road Ogbunike,…
The initiator of the Think Cross River initiative, Mr. Edem Darlington, has attributed the improving security situation in Cross River State to Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s deliberate model of engaging young people in governance and community development. Darlington said the governor took decisive steps to address insecurity upon assuming office, noting that crimes such as…
By Ovat Abeng The newly appointed Supreme head of the Knights of Saint Mulumba (KSM) Nigeria, Sir Steve Zakari Adehi (SAN), has expressed worried over the persistent abductions and killings of Nigerians, particularly in the Northern part of the country by men of the under-world amidst global intervention. Adehi express the organisation”s dissatisfaction during his…
The Cross River State Representative at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PhD, has congratulated His Excellency, Governor Bassey Edet Otu, on being conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree by Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, Adamawa State. The university described the award as in recognition of Governor Otu’s far-reaching contributions…
By Cletus Asuquo Youths under the aegis of the Cross River Youth Coalition for Good Governance on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, over the ongoing process of appointing a new rector for the Federal Polytechnic, Ugep. The protesters, who marched through major streets of the…
Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PhD, the Cross River State representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has extended his warmest congratulations to the Executive Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, following a series of prestigious national recognitions. In a congratulatory message on Saturday night, Rt….
Chief Dr. Henry Onwe, the Chairman, Cross River State Business Men’s Forum has called for caution over the motion by the House of Representatives urging the Federal Government to suspend the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, Chief Medical Director, Dr Ikpeme A. Ikpeme. In a press statement made available to newsmen in Calabar on…