By Frank Ulom The former House of Representatives member representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Legor Idagbo, has terminated his Senatorial race for Cross River North ahead of 2027. Idagbo did so by stepping down for the incumbent, Sen. Jarigbe Agom, who is vying for a second term of a four-year tenure. According to The…
By Inyali Peter, PhD In an unusual departure from established practice, Linus Obogo, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Bassey Otu, yesterday issued a public statement announcing a presidential invitation extended to former Governor Ben Ayade. Ayade, currently an aspirant for the Cross River North Senatorial seat under the ruling Progressive Congress, APC, had been…
By Frank Ulom The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old male suspect, Daniel Saviour, in connection with an alleged case of armed robbery, assault occasioning harm, and unlawful possession of a firearm in Calabar, Cross River State. According to a statement by ASP Sunday Eitokpah, Police Public Relations Officer in the state,…
By Kingsley Agim The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), in collaboration with the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), has successfully concluded a four-day capacity-building programme aimed at strengthening the professional competence of lecturers and technologists in the institution’s Faculty of Engineering. The intensive training focused on modernizing teaching approaches and…
By Frank Ulom Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, PhD, has urged residents to embrace the Commission’s digital procurement system as part of ongoing reforms aimed at improving transparency and efficiency. He made the call on Monday in Calabar during a training…
