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…
Cross River State governor, Bassey Otu, has described as sad, the deaths of former House of Reps member, Chris Agibe as well as former CRS Health Commissioner, Iyam Ugot, two remarkable individuals who he said, dedicated themselves and discharged their functions effectively as members of the CRS Executive Council, at one time, and band leaders…
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By Patrick Asuquo The Cross Riverians 4 Bassey Otu, CRBO, a socio-political support movement dedicated to promoting the achievements and vision of Cross River State governor, Bassey Edet Otu, has conferred the title of Grand Patron on the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Emmanuel Ironbar. The investiture ceremony, held on Wednesday in Calabar at…
