By Frank Ulom The Government of Cross River State has upgraded the Dr Lawrence Henshaw Memorial Hospital in Calabar (formerly Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH)) to a full-fledged General Hospital. The hospital was an exclusive infectious disease facility. Speaking during an extensive oversight tour of the facility, State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, revealed…
By Frank Ulom The Nigeria Democracy Congress (NDC) has outlined reasons it believes Nigerians should consider a joint presidential ticket of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as a viable alternative for national rebirth in 2027. In a position paper titled “Why Nigerians Are Looking to Obi–Kwankwaso as a Viable Alternative for National Rebirth in…
By Frank Ulom Ekondo Microfinance Bank and ToiletPride have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth N35 million to support Sanitation Financing Programme for Toilet Business Owners (TBOs) in Cross River State. The agreement was signed last week Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting on Accelerating Sanitation Coverage in Cross River State held at Hogis Hotel,…
By Archibong Emmanuel The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on local content, Ambassador Awatt Caleb, has confirmed the government’s readiness to train citizens in the maintenance, repair, and manufacturing of electric vehicles, including electric buses, cars, and Keke Napep. Awatt said 100 youths drawn across the 18 local government areas will benefit from the…
By Our Reporter Cross River State Government has arraigned no fewer than 60 residents over various environmental offences, including violating laws guiding the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. The defaulters were arraigned on Saturday, May 30, 2026, arraigned before the Environmental Sanitation Mobile Court in Calabar. The offenders were apprehended by the monitoring team of the…
By Frank Ulom The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong has condemned a remark by Governor Bassey Otu (APC), allegedly threatening to “crush opposition” politicians in the state ahead of the 2027 general elections. Archibong made the condemnation in a press release on Sunday, making…
