By Ita Williams, Calabar The Cross River State Executive Committee (EXCO) of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) has formally endorsed Governor Bassey Edet Otu and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, for a second term in office in the 2027 governorship election. This endorsement was made on Monday, March 31 at the party’s secretariat during a…
By Magnus Effiong The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, has lauded the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof Florence Banku Obi, for her passion in completing projects which were abandoned and for initiating new ones. Prof Ribadu who spoke while commissioning five projects estimated at N2.1 billion…
Acting Governor, Rt. Hon Peter Odey. By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has intervened in the impeachment saga of the Chairman of Bekwara Local Government Area (LGA), Theresa Ushie, saying the status quo before the impeachment should remain. Accidentally, the State’s Acting Governor, Rt. Hon Peter Odey has summoned a special meeting of all…
President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong Twelve 12 civil society groups under the amalgam Concerned Civil Society Organisations in Rivers State have decried the Federal Government’s decision to declare a state of emergency in the state, describing the measure as an ‘outrageous overreach of executive power’. They made their position known in Port Harcourt on…
…Ibokete Ibas Appointed Administrator By Princewill Kingston Latest development on the supremacy battle between Gov Simi Fubara of River State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, may have accurately fulfilled Archbishop Emmah Isong’s prophecy on the matter. Recall that the Archbishop had on January 1, 2025, in his Church, City…
By Magnus Effiong The University of Calabar (UniCal) is celebrating its golden jubilee after 50 years of existence with a rich history of churning out a total of 168,786 graduates since inception, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has disclosed. Prof Obi said as part of activities to mark the…