The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, has sued for peace among communities in Cross River following the uptick of violent clashes that have led to wanton lose of lives and property in some parts of the state. The Obong made the call in Calabar when the Paramount Ruler of Calabar South, HRM…
By Kelvin Obambon We The People (WTP) Center For Social Studies and Development has organized a 2-day capacity-building workshop for women in mining host communities in Cross River State. The workshop, held between Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 September, 2025, seeks to equip participants with knowledge of the law, legal and policy advocacy, effective…
The protracted leadership tussle that has plagued the Coordinators’ forum of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River State, has been brought to an end, as Local Government Coordinators across the state unanimously affirmed Comr. Henry Offiong as Chairman of the Forum against Comr. Sandra Effefiong whose earlier emergence conflicted with the constitutional…
By Kelvin Obambon Prince Otu Community Development Initiative, led by its National President Kanu Uno, on Wednesday called for greater political participation among Cross River indigenes to enhance the state’s influence in national affairs. The call was made during a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State…
By Ovat Abeng An industrialist and former governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress (APC),in Anambra State, Dr Valentine Ozigbo, has enjoined Nigeria youths to seek the face of God as well as conduct adequate research before following anyone as a mentor. Ozigbo gave the advise at a one-day symposium organised by Blazing Generation Initiative…
The Bakor New Yam Festival received a significant show of support on Saturday, September 14, 2025, when the Cross River State Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Honorable Oden Ewa, announced a donation of N8 million. The announcement was made during a town hall meeting in Edor, Ikom Local Government Area, which gathered a…
By Ovat Abeng The Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial Zone, Senator Tony Nwoye has conducted an on-the-spot assessment of a major road in the zone, decrying its dilapidated state. The senator who led some stakeholders from the zone through the stretch road down to Ifite Ogwari on Saturday, called on the federal government to urgently…
By Ovat Abeng The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has condemned the violence that erupted in Onitsha Main Market, Anambra State, on Tuesday, 9th September 2025, following the actions of the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade). The attack, it would be recalled, led to the death of one persons miss Chinwe Igwe and six…
By Kelvin Obambon A final year student in the Department of History and International Studies, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Daniel Udoh, has taken his birthday celebration to the Government Children Home Uwanse (formerly the Motherless Babies Home Uwanse) to put smiles on the faces of the children. Daniel, a senator representing faculty of Arts and…
…Esighi Community Sensitized on Climate-Smart Agriculture as Women Adopt Home Gardening Grace Bassey, an Intersectional Leadership Incubation (ILI) Fellow with the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), has flagged off a climate adaptation sensitisation campaign in Esighi community, Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River state. The initiative, which emphasises household gardening…