Dr. Emmanuel Ironbar at the Leboku festival in Abuja. By Our Reporter The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Dr. Emmanuel Ironbar, was among the many sons and daughters of the state who gathered in Abuja over the weekend for this year’s Leboku New Yam Festival. This year’s celebration, themed “Kedei…
Governor Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has directed the Commissioner of Police to effect the immediate arrest and thorough investigation of the officer implicated in the August 1, 2025, police shooting in which one Onyekachi Moses, 23 years, allegedly lost his life. The Governor in a statement…
By Ita Williams, Calabar The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has ruled that henceforth, only financially up to date members will benefit from the union and the upcoming Beatrice Bassey Ita Best Investigative Journalist Award. The resolution was outlined in a communiqué released by the Communique Drafting Committee (CDC)…
Prof. Offiong Aqua. By Anietie Akpan The recent series of online tirade by Prof. Offiong Aqua, accusing Governor Umo Eno’s administration of neglect and poverty in Akwa Ibom, have been dismissed as a baseless and desperate ploy by an attention seeker for pecuniary gains. Prof. Aqua had posted series of videos on the social media,…
Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Umanah. By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Government has so far spent ₦10 billion on empowerment. Out of this, about ₦2.4 billion only has gone to members of Support Groups, stressing that details of individual beneficiaries are available on the Group Dashboard of the portal. Speaking during a…
By Anietie Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has called for urgent reforms to safeguard the rights of children within Nigeria’s legal and justice systems. U The call was made during the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference in Enugu, which brought together over 20,000 participants including…