By Our Reporter The Vice President, Senator Kasim Shetima has commissioned two new CRJ-1000 aircrafts, acquired by the Cross River state government to take the State’s fleet to four aircrafts. Senator Shetima, who also commissioned a state-of-the-art ICT hub/digital library designed to boost micro, small and medium enterprises, MSMEs, said the projects would help youths…
Gov. Otu paying last respect to late Prof. Ewa during the lying in state in Ugep on Saturday. By Anietie Akpan Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State on Saturday joined family, friends, and a host of dignitaries in Ugep for the final funeral rites and interment of the late Prof. Ibiang Oden Ewa….
…Otu Returns Home L-R : Chief Asuquo Ekpenyong, Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE, Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, his wife, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu at the CRID 2025 International Convention in Birmingham, United Kingdom. By Anietie Akpan Cross River indigenes in the Diaspora, last weekend, converged in Birmingham, United…
A cross section of dignitaries at the convention. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has called on the Akwa Ibom diaspora in the United States to leverage their skills, professional networks, and resources to drive tourism, investment, and cultural heritage promotion in their home state. The Governor in a release from…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Etim Etim It is a rare sight in this country for officials to submit themselves to unpaid-for media interviews, and more uncommon for a governor to open himself up for public appraisal and scrutiny. What we see often is a practice known as ‘’media chat’’, which is essentially a sponsored session…
Mkpang Ankot (2nd left) with wife and friends showcasing his Certificate of Recognition. By Ita Akpan, Calabar Calabar: – In a historic ceremony at the Efe-Asabo (Ekpe Shrine),Ekotetonko on Saturday, 2nd August 2025, His Royal Highness (HRH) Etubom Cobham Mkpang Boco, President of the Cobham Town Council, proclaimed the selection of Mkpang Ankot Boco as the…