By Dianabasi Effiong, Uyo 2018 silver-medallists Nigeria will be up against Senegal, Sudan, and the Republic of Congo in Group D of the 8th African Nations Championship, scheduled for August 2025, with Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda as joint hosts. At the draw held inside the famous Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on Wednesday…
President Bola Tinubu By Anietie Akpan, Calabar Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has accused the Federal Government of undermining the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by persistently under-funding its implementation. Expressing dissatisfaction, the civil organization group said that only one percent of federal public institutions have allocations in their 2025 budget proposals…
The Suspects. By Anietie Akpan, Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Mathias Amunde and Emmanuel Oruru, in connection with the gruesome murder of Mrs. Justina Amunde. Amuse, a 50-year-old woman was brutally killed in her residence in Obudu Local Government Area of the State. A press release by the State’s…
By Anietie Akpan, Calabar An giant iroko has fallen from the Bumaji forest of Eastern Boki in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. This is the second time in a week the Boki nation is losing her prominent sons. On January 8, the former Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon Abubakar…
By Magnus Effiong The Government of Cross River State has restated its position on regulations guiding refuse disposal in the state, especially within the Calabar metropolis. A release made available by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties, Ekpenyong Akiba, noted that 6pm to 10pm everyday remains the period for refuse disposal, adding…
Lawrence Mpama, a seasoned journalist, on Monday introduced a new community newspaper called “Cross Atlantic” to the Cross River chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Mpama, the former Editor of Watchman magazines, stated that the community paper aims to foster civic engagement and inform residents about local concerns and events, encouraging them…