Awade Friday Released From Police Custody
By Frank Ulom The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bassey Otu on New Media Advocacy,…
Fire Outbreak Renders Judicial Staff Homeless in Uyo
By Harrison Essien A fire outbreak has destroyed a residential building at No. 10 Nsentip Street, Uyo, leaving a staff member of the Akwa Ibom State Judiciary, Mr Otobong Edet Akpantem, and his family homeless. The incident occurred at about 4pm while Mr Akpantem, his wife and other occupants of the building, including three tenants,…
CEO Calls for Calm as Tension Rises Between Ugep, Idomi Over Alleged Farmland Destruction
By Odey Ojeka The Chief Executive Officer of SagaciousNewsBlog, Mr Odey Ojeka, has called for urgent peace and dialogue following reports of renewed tension between the brother communities of Ugep and Idomi in Yakurr Local Government Area. The call came after Ugep farmers, who had prepared to go to their farms early Wednesday morning, were…
KfW Development Bank becomes ATIDI Shareholder, Enhances German Investment Opportunities in Africa
The German development bank KfW acting on behalf of and for the account of the Federal Republic of Germany has become the latest shareholder in the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI). KfW becomes the 13th Institutional shareholder in Africa’s premier development insurer, further strengthening the organisation’s capital base and its capacity to support…
Update on the Murder of Abdulsamad Jamiu
Following the visit of a military delegation to the family, a military police investigative unit has since been deployed to the scene. The investigators conducted formal interrogations of all key witnesses, including the sister of the deceased, the parents, neighbours, and members of the community vigilante group. It was during these interrogations that a deeply…
C’River Trains 400 on Modern Seed Yam Production
By Blessing Enagu The Cross River State Government in partnership with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), has concluded a statewide Train-the-Trainer workshop on modern seed yam production techniques, equipping over 400 participants drawn from the three senatorial districts of the State to cascade knowledge to farmers in their respective communities. The week-long training…
Weather Forecast: Cross River Govt Issues Public Safety, Precautionary Measures
The Cross River State Government has issued a comprehensive public safety advisory following the release of the 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Calabar on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dr Erasmus Ekpang, outlined the state’s…
Gov. Otu’s Election, Prayer Answered – Archbishop of Calabar
The Archbishop of Calabar and President of the Cross River State Christian Leaders Forum, Archbishop Josef has described the election of Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State in the 2023 general election as well-deserved and a prayer answered. The Archbishop added that Gov. Otu’s victory was a true reflection of the wishes of the…
Man suspected of spying for Russia detained in Berlin
A man suspected of spying for Russia since May 2025 “at the latest” has been detained in Berlin, German prosecutors said on Wednesday. The Kazakh man was in contact with the Russian secret services, the federal prosecutors said. The man passed on details about Germany’s military support for Ukraine and about the German arms and…
Militants Reportedly Attack Cameroon Gendarmes Along Gulf of Guinea
Tension is rising along the Gulf of Guinea following a reported attack on Cameroonian security forces in the Bakassi Peninsula. Local sources say suspected separatist militants believed to be aligned with pro-Biafra movements crossed into the Isangele subdivision earlier today, launching a coordinated assault on a patrol unit of the Cameroon Gendarmes at about 11…
Cross River Seeks Collaboration with UNDP on Youth Development
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has expressed his administration’s readiness to collaborate with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) 2.0 and other youth-driven initiatives in the state. Governor Otu, who was represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, made this known on…
