Apple Music Shines Spotlight on Africa’s Next Wave with Up Next Artists FREDDY L, Amma, RCee & Moses Luka
By Our Reporter From South Africa to Nigeria, Ghana to East Africa – meet the…
Sinatu Adeoye Land Judgement: Governor Adeleke Urged to Crush Land-Grabber Militia Threatening Osun Peace
By Eniafe Alawo An estate management firm has petitioned the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, over the “heinous activities” of a land-grabbing militia accused of invading the judgement land belonging to Madam Sinatu Adeoye of Osogbo. The firm warns that the group’s operations are threatening state peace and could reverse the government’s developmental strides…
The Rise, Reign, Power in Poise: The Higgins Peters Legacy
By Mike Onah High Chief Higgins Peters did not wait for a crown to find his head—the crown, discerning and deliberate, recognised its bearer from afar and inclined itself in quiet allegiance. In the grand theatre of Cross River politics—where many rehearse power but few truly embody it—Higgins emerged not as a spectacle, but as…
Senator Moro Celebrates Ex-Gov Ortom At 65
By Our Reporter The senator representing Benue South senatorial district and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro, PhD, on behalf of his constituents, felicitates the immediate past governor of Benue State and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, H.E., Dr Samuel Ortom on his 65th birthday anniversary. In a statement signed…
Elias Abua Ojie, 11 Others To Be Elevated to Court of Appeal
By Our Reporter Elias Abua Ojie, a Cross River-born jurist, has been recommended among 12 other judges for elevation to the Court of Appeal, in a move seen as both a national judicial development and a boost for representation from the state. The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) put forward the names as priority candidates…
Ugep-Born First CP, Ofem, Gets Chieftaincy Title
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji The first Ugep Urban-born Commissioner of Police, CP Ofem Ikpi Arikpo, from Cross River State, has been honoured with a chieftancy title by his community and also charged to serve the nation with honour and be a good ambassador of the Yakurr nation. Charging the CP to make the Yakurr nation proud…
CRSG Pledges Support to Family of Slain NSCDC Officer
By Abasi Ita The Cross River State Government has pledged its readiness to support the immediate family of the late Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps officer, Christopher Ashibi, once preliminary findings confirm the cause of his death. Ashibi reportedly lost his life following an incident involving a vehicle in the convoy of Governor Bassey…
Speeding Truck Runs Over Police Officer at Checkpoint in Calabar
By Frank Ulom A speeding truck has ran over a female Police officer at a checkpoint in Calabar, Cross River State capital. Converseer learned that the victim, Inspector Edna Matthew, who is currently receiving treatment, was badly injured in a road accident involving a Mack truck and a Toyota Sienna bus along the Murtala Mohammed…
My Firsthand Experience With The Brutality, Lawlessness And Unprofessionalism Of The Nigeria Police Force
By Ekwok Onah, PhD On the 21st of April, at about 8 PM, I went out to a Betnaija shop near my house to watch Chelsea March because there was no light at home. I hadn’t been there up to 30 minutes when officers from the Nigerian Police Force stormed in. They ordered everyone to…
Governor Otu’s Aide Detained By Police in Calabar
By Frank Ulom The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bassey Otu on New Media Advocacy, Awade Friday, also known as Last Prophet and Otwetwe, has been detained by the police in Calabar, Cross River State. According to Diana-Mary Nsan, Awade was detained on Thursday alongside some men who accompanied him to his mother-in-law’s funeral in…
Coastal Highway Project Tensions: Hitech Construction Addresses Concerns of Akamkpa, Odukpani Stakeholders
By Daniel Agbor Concerns over rising tensions in parts of Cross River State linked to the ongoing Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project have prompted swift engagement between government authorities and the construction firm, Hitech Construction, following a formal petition by the two local government chairmen. The petition, jointly raised by the Chairman of Akamkpa Local Government…
