By Dianabasi Effiong Seven-time champions Nigeria are up against tough customers Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco in the group phase of this year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations, scheduled for Cote d’Ivoire from 26th April – 18th May. The Flying Eagles defeated the host nation, Egypt, 1-0 in a group phase match at the last…
Kwa Falls. OPINION By Frank Inyang KWA FALLS was once upon a time one of Nigeria’s prominent Eco- Tourism attractions located within an oil palm plantation at Aningeja in Akampka Local Government Area , Cross River State , South South Nigeria Between the 70s and 80s, it was a rendezvous to be as tourists (…
Hon Okon Nyong Owuna. By Itam Offor Cross River Lawmakers have urged the State Government to intervene urgently in the lingering communal clashes in Iko Esai Community, Akamkpa Local Government Area, which has claimed several lives and led to the destruction of property worth millions of Naira. Accordingly, the Lawmakers want the State Government to…
By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has hit an all time high of N46 billion. Flaunting this high performance, the State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu disclosed that with commitment and good strategy put in place, his administration has significantly boosted the state’s IGR . While the inaugurating the newly renovated…
The Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey (L), presenting a plaque to the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha during the courtesy visit. By Anietie Akpan The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has declared that Nigeria’s ₦33 trillion livestock industry remains vastly underutilized. The Minister who said this during a courtesy visit…
Gov. Umo Eno OPINION By Clement Warrie It’s exactly 33 days since Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State dissolved the State Executive Council. Earlier yesterday, February 11, 2025, the new commissioner’s nominees list was made public, effectively closing off the last page on a year-long maelstrom of speculations, anxiety and intrigue, all swept overboard….