By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – History will be made on Thursday, October 2, 2025, as Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, fondly known as “Mama Bakassi,” becomes the first female recipient of the Destiny Cross River Awards. She will be honoured with the “Destiny Matriarchal Defender Award” in the same category as Chief Kanu Godwin Agabi, SAN,…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – All roads lead to the Shettima Hall, State Library Complex, Calabar, today, Thursday, October 2, 2025, as the much-anticipated Destiny Cross River Awards takes centre stage in what organisers describe as a “covenant night where history, prophecy, and destiny converge.” The awards, a project of Destiny Cross River Covenant…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Senator John Owan-Enoh MSME Support Programme has shortlisted over 400 beneficiaries for phase 1. The beneficiaries cut across the three senatorial districts of Cross River State. Northern Senatorial District has 135, Central 161 and South 176. According to the programme manager, Agba Jalingo, compulsory entrepreneurship training for the…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – With a few hours to the premier Destiny Cross River Awards, the Visionary of the Destiny Cross River Covenant Project, the Archbishop of Calabar and Spiritual Leader of God’s Heritage Global Mission, His Eminence Archbishop Josef Bassey has called on Cross Riverians to make the pursuit of the actualisation…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, PhD, has urged Nigerians to embrace collective action in driving national prosperity and sustainable development, particularly in the Niger Delta region. In a message to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected claims by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) that no congress took place in the state, insisting that the exercise was duly conducted in line with established procedures. In a statement issued by the State Publicity…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Calabar is set to witness a night of history, honour, and destiny as the much-anticipated Destiny Cross River Awards 2025 holds on Tuesday, October 2ND, at the Shettima Hall, State Library Complex, Calabar. At the heart of this year’s celebration stands His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, the Executive…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated its 39 new executive members today, 29th September 2025. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the State Party Secretariat, located on Mary Slessor Avenue, Calabar, in the presence of 14 Chapter Chairmen and other stakeholders. The…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Chief Judge of Cross River State and Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission, Hon. Justice Akon B. Ikpeme, has announced the commencement of the 2025/2026 legal year of the state judiciary. According to a statement signed by the Chief Registrar, Iquo B. Ekanem, Esq., the ceremony will hold…
By Frank Ulom OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has continued its statewide review of education policies with a stakeholders’ engagement for the Northern Educational Zone, aimed at strengthening the implementation of reforms for the 2025/2026 academic session. The forum, convened by the Commissioner for Education, Senator Prof. Stephen Odey, on Thursday at…
