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…
By Frank Ulom Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, manager Luis Enrique has described his side’s successful defence of the UEFA Champions League title as an even greater achievement than last season’s triumph after PSG edged Arsenal in a dramatic final in Budapest. The French champions secured a second consecutive European crown following a tense encounter that ended…
By Frank Ulom The Cross River State Consultative Forum (CRSCF) has criticised the recent quality-of-life report published by SBM Intelligence, describing its conclusions on Cross River State as flawed due to what it termed methodological weaknesses, inadequate sampling, and sweeping generalisations. In a statement issued in Calabar and signed by the Forum’s Chairman, Barr. Eyo…
