L-R. Gov. Bassey Otu, his wife, Bishop Eyoanwan and Dr Emana Duke Ambroose-Amawhe at the ceremony. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, on Sunday formally received the 2023 Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the state, Dr Emana Duke Ambroose-Amawhe into the All Progressives Congress (APC)….
By Anietie Akpan Smarting from its recent 50 year anniversary celebration, the University of Calabar (Unical) neck deep in fresh crisis over the selection process of a new Vice Chancellor. This is so as some stakeholders have raised alarm over attempts by some professors and the University’s Governing Council to introduce a mandatory 10-year post-professorial…
Charles Bassey (left) and Christian Chukwu. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno,PhD, has received with regrets the news of the demise of Akwa Ibom born former national football team legends, Charles Bassey, and Skipper Christian Chukwu Both men passed on Saturday, April 12, 2025 in their respective cities, Eket in Akwa…
By Magnus Effiong The Mayor of Calabar, Apostle James Anam, has said he was poised to replicate the Abuja’s new Wuse market at the Marian (aka Ika Ika Oqua) and Ikot Ishie markets with ultramodern structures and transform the two markets to conform with the tourism inclination of the Cross River state government Apostle Anam,…
Late Charles Bassey. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it is ‘deeply saddened’ by the death on Saturday of another member of the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning Green Eagles squad, Charles Bassey. He was 71. A statement by the NFF Communications Department, said, Bassey died after protracted illness in his native town of Eket,…
The State Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Umanah (right) and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Lagos, Mr. Michael Effiong James displaying the awards. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State and her Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, have bagged the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) Awards. The Governor was honoured with the…