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Gov Otu Bags Honorary Doctorate From Modibbo Adama University

January 22, 2026 Admin No Comments

In recognition of what it described as his far-reaching contributions to governance, public service and humanitarian development across Nigeria, Modibbo Adama University, MAU, Yola, Adamawa State, has announced the conferment of an Honorary Doctorate on Cross River State governor, Bassey Edet Otu. The announcement which was contained in an official letter dated January 20, 2026,…

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Court Sentence: 33-Year-Old Man To Die For Robbery In Cross River State

January 20, 2026 Admin No Comments

Justice Blessing Egwu of the Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has sentenced to death, 33-year-old Okon Effiong, for armed robbery, rape and aggravated assault. Delivering judgment, the court found out that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and subsequently convicted Effiong for his role in an armed robbery attack carried…

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With Eteng Williams, Humility Is Not Weakness!

January 19, 2026 Admin No Comments

By Akanu Odion PhD. In an age when public office is too often confused with personal grandeur, when the clangor of self-advertisement drowns the quiet music of service, the political persona of Eteng J. Williams, senator representing Cross River Central Senatorial District in Nigeria’s senate, stands as a deliberate contradiction. Williams represents a school of…

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Embattled C’River APC Chairman Throws In Towel, Drums Up Support For Tinubu, Otu

January 19, 2026 Admin No Comments

Alphonsus Eba, embattled Chairman of the All Peoples Congress, APC, in Cross River State, has come clear that he wants peace, love, unity and growth to reign in the party in Cross River State, and subsequently announced that he has set aside his legal pursuit, challenging his ousting as Chairman of the party in the…

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See The Two Year Scorecard Of Peter Akpanke, Member House Of Reps – Obudu, Bekwarra, Obanliku Federal Constituency

January 14, 2026 Admin No Comments

LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES Motions and Petitions (Total – 6): * Motion for the rehabilitation of Obudu Dam Resort (contract awarded, funding in progress) * Co-sponsored motion on the potential loss of Cross River territory to Cameroon * Petition on behalf of students unjustly withdrawn from the University of Calabar (UNICAL) * Co-sponsored motion on demarcation and…

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C’River Commissioner Doles Out N600m Grant, Sells APC To C’River Youths

January 13, 2026 Admin No Comments

Oden Ewa, the Cross River State Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, has doled out a N100 million youth grant for each of the six local council areas of Cross River Central Senatorial District, as a direct intervening approach that will help stimulate the suppressed entrepreneurial spirit of youths in the Senatorial district. Ewa…

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