The President General, EPU, Dr. Samuel Udonsak, (right) with former Governor Udom Emmanuel. By Anietie Akpan The President General of Eket People’s Union (EPU), Dr. Samuel Udonsak, has said that former Governor Udom Emmanuel’s administration gave Akwa Ibom its first sense of identity. He such identity came through the creation of a state anthem, State…
Gov. Bassey Otu (left), former Gov. Liyel Imoke. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu has paid glowing tribute to former Governor Liyel Imoke, as he clocks 64 today. Otu described him as “a statesman of uncommon grace” whose life and leadership continue to inspire generations. In a heartfelt congratulatory…
Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong. By Kelvin Obambon 50 years after, a second federal university is coming to Cross River State as the Nigerian Senate has passed the Federal University of Technology, Odukpani Bill at its plenary session on Thursday, July 10. The bill, sponsored by the Senator representing Cross River South Senatorial, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, has…
Gov. Umo Eno By Etim Etim The successful operation of an airline by the Akwa Ibom State government since 2019 has spurred two other states – Cross River and Enugu – to jump into the business, but is this a sustainable business for the sub national governments to pump in scarce resources into? Aviation is…
Deputy Gov. Peter Odey (7th from right), the Air Officer Commanding Mobility Command of the Nigerian Air Force, Yenagoa, Air Vice Marshal Sunday Anake (8th from right) and others during the courtesy visit. By Anietie Akpan Hard times await criminal elements in Cross River State as the State Government and the Nigerian Air Force have…
The deceased, Mrs. Ijeoma Wilson Obote. By Anietie Akpan The family of Mrs. Ijeoma Wilson Obote, a 50-year-old hair stylist shot and killed by an insane police officer in Calabar, Cross River State, has accused the authorities of neglect. Obote was killed on March 23, 2025, when a police Inspector Bassey Effiong, attached to Atakpa…