L-R: Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, Governor Bassey Otu, President, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and his wife at the state banquet in Calabar. By Anietie Akpan Partnering African Development Bank (AfDB), Cross River will soon become a major business hub in West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea. To actualise…
By Princewill Kingston The decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State to hand over its 2027 governorship and deputy governorship tickets to Gov Bassey Edet Otu and his Deputy, Rt Hon Peter Odey, has been greeted with mixed reaction Recall that in a move described by political watchers as unprecedented masterstrokes,…
Some participants at the retreat. By Anietie Akpan The ongoing Akwa Ibom State Executive Council Retreat in Lagos, entered Day Three on Wednesday with the ARISE Agenda in focus. Gov. Umo Eno (right) exchanging pleasantries at the retreat one of the resource persons at the retreat. With Governor Umo Eno, presiding, it featured several sessions…
Gov. Bassey Otu on Arrival at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar on Wednesday. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has returned to Calabar after a three-week annual leave, declaring that he is back with “renewed vigor and a double dose of energy” to accelerate the transformation of the state. Addressing…
Lady Helen Eno Obareki with one of the triplets in the hospital. By Anietie Akpan The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, has promised continuous support to a couple that had a set of triplets recently. According to the statement from her Media Unit, Lady Obareki, on Wednesday,…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA),, on Tuesday, took the second reading of the Bill for a Law to repeal the CRS Electricity Agency Law 2007 and enact the Electricity Law 2025. The Lead Sponsor of the Bill and Leader of the 10th Assembly, Rt Hon Francis Bassey Asuquo (Odukpani…