The women and youths of Bendeghe Ekiem community in Etung local government area in Cross River state have given the Commissioner for Agriculture, Johnson Ebokpo, a 14-day ultimatum to reverse the planned privatisation of government-controlled cocoa estates or be ready to see the women go naked to dance around the cocoa plantation. This decision was…
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Cross River State governor, Bassey Edet Otu, weekend declared the South-South geopolitical zone to be on a firm trajectory of national greatness under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing his administration’s transformative strides as “magical” and worthy of continued support. Speaking at the All Progressives Congress, APC, South-South Stakeholders Meeting held in Benin…
Asuquo Ekpenyong, Senator representing Cross River South Senatorial District, says he is “…deeply saddened by the tragic accident that occurred today, Friday, along the Calabar-Itu Road, where a 40-foot container fell on a 16-seater passenger bus en route to Calabar, resulting in a devastating loss.” Ekpenyong further maintained that his “thoughts and prayers are with…
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An Akwa Ibom State High court sitting in Uyo, the state capital, has convicted Abasieseabanga Godwin Ikoiwak, her aged mother, Margaret Patrick Umoh and sister, Owoidoho Patrick Umoh, as well as Imoh Johnson, a medical doctor and Gabriel Ekong, a Catholic priest of St. Luke’s Hospital, Anua, Uyo for the murder of late Godwin Ikoiwak,…
The Federal Government has formally endorsed Leboku-In-Abuja 2025, the annual New Yam Festival celebrated in Abuja by the Yakurr people of Cross River State. Obi Asika, Director General/CEO of the National Council for Arts and Culture, in a letter on behalf of the FG, described the landmark cultural event, organized by the socio-cultural group, Kedei…
By Harrison Oduku ABSTRACT: In the tempestuous terrain of democratic governance, the legislature stands as a temple of deliberation, continuity, and institutional memory. Yet in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, a populist obsession with “fresh faces” has undermined the silent architecture of experience and hierarchy, two pillars upon which legislative efficacy is built. This article offers a…