The Federal Government has awarded contracts worth over ₦3 trillion for the construction of key sections of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, covering parts of Lagos, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River States.
The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has raised concern over the worsening security crisis in Benue State, warning that the escalating violence could spill into neighbouring Cross River if urgent measures are not taken.
Commissioner and Cross River State Representative at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, has asserted that the state will eventually produce the Commission’s Managing Director, despite its current non-oil-producing status.
A Customary Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced Pastor Favour Maxy Okoise, General Overseer of Refiners Fire Global Assembly, to life imprisonment for raping a 16-years-old girl.
Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has appointed a third Chief Press Secretary (CPS) in the first two years of his administration.
