An entire generation has been wiped out from the face of the earth after an auto crash claimed the lives of a family of six in Cross River State. CONVERSEER learned that the family of 6 left Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River after celebrating the Leboku Festival en route to Abuja, the…
A group of observers in Cross River State have come out to say that no rational government in the 21st century will award a contract up to the tune of five billion naira (N5bn) without budgeting for it. This is in response to Governor Bassey Otu’s statement on Sept. 8, 2023, during a press briefing…
In a remarkable display of commitment to both his education and his home state, Ntoe A., a promising young military student proudly representing Cross River State, visited the esteemed office of Bishop Hon. Dr Margaret M. Ene-Ita, the Commissioner for Social Welfare and Community Development in Cross River State. Currently enrolled at the renowned Nigerian…
By Ukongikwen Adie The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey Otu has assured the Judiciary of his administration’s commitment to put an end to the many challenges within the sector in the State. Governor Otu made this known at the official opening of the 2023/2024 Legal Year held at St. Bernard Catholic Church,…
Parents in Calabar, Cross River capital have ascribed the low turnout on resumption day in schools to the present economic realities in the nation. Some of the parents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in interviews on Monday (Sept. 18) in Calabar said the situation was a perfect reflection of the hardship…
The long-standing communal clash between the neighbouring Ugaga and Igbekurekor communities in Yala Local Government Area of Criss River State has come to an end as they formally agreed to embrace peace and harmony. The successful mediation efforts were spearheaded by Hon. Brian Odey, member representing Yala I State Constituency in the Cross River State…
The church and other community-based social organisations should mobilise and actively be at the forefront of community-based prevention of diseases, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, Cross River State Health Commissioner has advised. Dr Ayuk who took his health advocacy, Sunday, to the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Ikot Nkebre-Calabar, told the church to actively align with government…
By Dame Senator Florence Ita-Giwa As a public figure of several decades standing, my antecedents are widely known. Nevertheless, it has become necessary to restate who I am and correct some misleading information made about my person. My name is Florence Mayen Ita-Giwa (Asibong Ita, was also my maiden native Efik name). I was born…
The Cross River State Commissioner of Health, Dr Egbe Ayuk has advocated for integrated programming to advance immunisation and other prevention programmes in child health. Dr Ayuk, who made the advocacy, recently, at Primary Healthcare Centre, Ikot Omin, Calabar, while flagging off the polio immunisation cycle in the State, admonished the good work being done…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu has charged the people of Imo State to brace up for the reelection of Governor Hope Uzodinma for a second term come November 2023. Governor Otu stated this in Owerri on Saturday (Sept. 16), while speaking as the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National…
