By Ejike Abana On November 19, 2024, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, stood before the Anambra State House of Assembly and presented the 2025 budget—aptly titled “Changing Gears 2.0.” This budget proposal marked a decisive step in pursuing the administration’s ambitious agenda for economic transformation and social development. With a modest but significantly ambitious figure…
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji A group operating under the aegis of Clans Club International in Nigeria has pledged it’s support for the unity of Nigerians against terrorism and violent extremism, calling for support of government efforts to put an end the menace. Chairman, Grand Elders Council of the Club, Dr. Ekong Udoro made the call at…
By Kelvin Obambon PadBank Mobile Outreach on Tuesday November 25 joined the global community in marking the commencement of the 2025 International 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, highlighting the critical and often overlooked link between menstrual poverty and vulnerability to exploitation. The initiative, committed to ending menstrual poverty and empowering the girl child,…
By Kelvin Obambon A crisis has erupted within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State over the meager monthly stipends disbursed from the state executive committee to local government chapters and ward executive members. Kelvin Njong, chairman of the Forum of APC Chapter Chairmen and Secretaries in Cross River, revealed that each ward…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, joins the global community to mark the commencement of the 2025 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, with a renewed call for collective responsibility, stronger protection systems, and increased accountability in safeguarding the rights and dignity of women and girls. The call was made…
By Kingsley Agim The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Asset Management and Recovery, Barr. Gilbert Agbor, has galvanized a major voter registration drive in his political ward of Etomi, calling on residents to take full advantage of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Hosting youths, community leaders and residents at his…
By Kelvin Obambon The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Monday, held a crucial sensitization and stakeholders engagement meeting in Calabar, with the theme, “Expanding Access to Higher Education: The role and Impact of NELFUND in Cross River State.” The event, which was organized by the Office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on…
A Nigerian national, whose name has not been disclosed, is under police investigation in Thailand after he was allegedly caught selling drugs in the parking lot of a hospital in Phuket, Southern Thailand. PUNCH Metro first learnt of the arrest on Monday through an online report published by the Bangkok Post on Thursday. According to…
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji General Overseer of the Christian Central Chapel International, Archbishop Emmah Isong, has stated that Nigeria lacks the political will to fight terrorism, and canvassed support for the Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu in order to move the state forward. The cleric made this statement during a prayer interaction by the Semakemek…
A free medical outreach has commenced in Calabar with residents receiving a wide range of specialist healthcare services at no cost, marking a major intervention led by the Niger Delta Development Commission and its partners. The programme, which opened today at the Calabar Women and Children Hospital, Murtala Mohammed Highway, is part of a coordinated…