By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, has said the state governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has mapped out an agenda to position Anambra as the cultural and entertainment heartbeat of the South East region of Nigeria. Mafor disclosed this while addressing members of Abatete Development Organisation (ADO), Abuja Branch, in…
A four-year-old boy has been rescued safely in Kebbi State after police discovered that his mother allegedly arranged his abduction and demanded ransom from the child’s father. The victim, Abdulmumini Surajo, went missing on November 26 in Koko Local Government Area. Later that day, his father received a call from an unknown woman demanding N5…
Rt. Hon. Otuekong Orok Otu Duke PhD Cross River State representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has lauded Governor Bassey Edet Otu for what he described as an exceptional display of statesmanship in recognising all former elected governors of the state. Governor Otu, during a recent state event, to kick…
Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Rt. Hon. Otuekong Orok Duke PhD, has called for inter-agency collaboration between government and partners, to curtail the spread of HIV/AIDS. In a message to commemorate the World AIDS Day, Orok expressed deep concerns over what he described as “continuous spread”…
The Presidency has appealed to Nigerians to actively assist in monitoring and enforcing President Bola Tinubu’s order to recall police officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs). During a Sunday interview on TVC, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Daniel Bwala, stressed the administration’s resolve to implement the directive and asked citizens…
Hon. Oden Ewa, the Honourable Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, has once again demonstrated his deep commitment to community development and the growth of faith-based institutions with a fresh donation of N10,000,000 to the Holy Cross Catholic Church. The donation was made during a thanksgiving Mass held in honour of his late father,…
By Ovat Abeng It was a joyous celebration on Friday, November 28th, 2025, as political leaders, associates, friends, well-wishers and relation in Anambra State stormed the country home of former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh in Nnewi, the industrial city of State as he celebrated his 60th birthday…
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, without considering anyone from Cross River State. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, the nominees include 17 non-career ambassadors and 15 career ambassadors, who will be…
The attention of the leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River State Chapter has been drawn to recent publications and public statements by a group operating under the name “Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC)”, wherein the group claims to be the supreme or umbrella body representing the interests of Nigerian youths. The…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in collaboration with medical stakeholders and volunteer health professionals, has concluded a week-long Free Medical Outreach in Calabar, delivering thousands of life-changing health interventions to residents at no cost. The programme, which held from November 24 to 28, 2025, at the Women and Children Hospital on Murtala Mohammed Highway,…