The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, alongside the Leader of the Northern Cross River Coalition (NORTHCCO), High Chief Higgins Peters, on Saturday, April 19, 2025, paid a strategic visit to the Chairman of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of NORTHCCO, Rt. Hon. Legor Idagbo, at his country home…
High Chief Higgins played host to members of Yala United FC and Yala Queens at his residence in Oba, Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area, in celebration of their impressive performance at the recently concluded Her Excellency Bishop Eyoanwan Otu Queens Cup. The event served as a warm gesture of appreciation to the teams for…
The Director General of the Cross River State Electrification Agency, Hon. Francis Ekpo, on Easter Sunday, joined members of his political base in Yahe Ward, Yala Local Government Area, in a warm and spirit-filled celebration of the season. The gathering, which brought together party stakeholders, community leaders, and grassroots supporters, served as a platform for…
The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has extended warm Easter greetings to the people of the state, calling for love, unity, and a renewed commitment to collective growth. In a statement issued on Sunday, April 20, 2025, Speaker Ayambem described Easter as a season of reflection and…
As CChristians across the globe celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Cross River State on Timber Control (North), Chief Amb. Asegem Emmanuel, has extended heartfelt Easter greetings to the good people of Cross River State, with special recognition to the people of Ijiraga Ward in Yala…
The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) to arrest a Gully erosion permeating Ekeya community in Calabar South local government area. Sponsor of the motion, Hon. Victor Nsa, Member Calabar South 2 Constituency added that the gully erosions have alienated constituents from partaking in…
The Cross River State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to revolutionizing the education sector, as it welcomed a delegation from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at the Ministry of Education Headquarters in Calabar. The KOICA team, led by Country Director Kim Eunsub, visited the state to assess the Smart…
… Calls It Game-Changer for Economic Revival The groundbreaking ceremony of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Cross River State on Thursday marked a pivotal moment in the country’s agricultural and economic transformation. Vice President Kashim Shettima, alongside Governor Bassey Otu, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina, and other key stakeholders, officially…
Senator (Associate Professor) Stephen Odey, the Cross River State Commissioner for Education, on Monday convened a crucial strategic meeting with the eighteen (18) Local Government Council Chairmen at the Ministry of Education Headquarters in Calabar. The meeting also had in attendance the Executive Chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CR-SUBEB), Executive…
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has declared that winning and getting Anambra State to join the APC fold is possible. Governor Otu, who was entrusted as the Chairman of the Primary Election Committee for the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries for Anambra State, spoke Saturday evening in his opening remarks…