Calabar, Nigeria – In its drive to enhance food security and promote agricultural development, the Cross River State Government has reiterated its commitment to intentional and strategic agricultural policies. Governor Bassey Otu, represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, made this commitment on Tuesday while receiving a joint delegation from the United Nations Food…
Ogoja, Cross River – Chief Patrick Agbe (PhD), a member of the National Executive Council (NEC) representing Cross River State and leader of the South-South NEC Caucus of National Ex-officio of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) along with hundreds of his supporters. Converseer reports that Chief Agbe…
Calabar, Nigeria – The final posting list for the Cross River State Unified Local Government Service recruitment is out. Converseer reports that the staff posting was released on January 8, 2025, via a statement signed by Elder (Dr Ekpenyong Esuabana, Permanent Secretary, Cross River State Local Government Service Commission. According to the staff posting release,…
By Joseph Abasi-Abasi Calabar, Nigeria – Lawrence Mpama, a seasoned journalist, has introduced a new community newspaper called “Cross Atlantic Newspaper” to the Cross River chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Mpama, the former publisher of Watchman Magazine, on Monday, stated that the community paper aims to foster civic engagement and inform residents…
Ikom, Cross River – A fire outbreak has ravaged several shops at Ikom Market, Mile 2, opposite Ucherori Street, in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State, leaving traders and residents in disarray. The fire, which began in the early hours of Sunday, January 13, destroyed goods worth millions of Naira. Witnesses reported seeing…
