By Odey Ojeka This year’s Ugep Lobo celebration was filled with fun and entertainment. What is Lobo? Lobo, also known as Yekpi, is a special day that occurs six days after the Ekoi day and is part of the Leboku Festival held yearly in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. Who Participates?…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has reiterated his administration’s desire to transition the state from subsistence agriculture to agricultural mechanisation. Otu made the call at the 2024 annual Leboku New Yam festival of Yakurr people on Thursday in Ugep, with the theme: “Community mobilisation for sustainable growth.” Represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter…
In its resolve to ensure full preparation for the 2024 Carnival Calabar with the theme, “Our Shared Prosperity”, Diamond Carnival Band, Saturday flagged off an activity to prepare its members for the big event. Known as “Fit Frenzy”, the 4 kilometres road walk which commenced at the iconic Millennium Park, by Eleven-Eleven Roundabout Calabar, culminated…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a 365-kilometer railway to connect the southern part of the state with the north. The project is a Public-Private Partnership funded initiative driven by Messers Reinhoke LLC in partnership with the State government. Performing the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday at the premises…
Officials of the Tourism Volunteers Network, Cross River State Chapter, paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture of Cross River State, Honourable Chief Robert Abubakar Ewa. The meeting focused on establishing a partnership with the ministry to promote tourism growth in the state. During the meeting, Honourable Ewa addressed…
In a significant move by the Government of Cross River State to rejuvenate the lost splendour in Leboku International New Yam festival, the Honourable Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Chief Robert Abubakar Ewa, led a delegation of the management and staff of the ministry to meet with the different Obol Lopon of Yakurr…
In a commendable effort to enhance security and improve the quality of life for residents, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has installed emergency solar-powered street lights in the Uyanga and Iko communities of Akamkpa Local Government Area. This initiative, spearheaded by the NDDC under the leadership of Cross River State Representative Rt. Hon. Orok…
Sen. Dave Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works has disclosed that the construction of the Cross River section of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway would commence in August. Umahi made the assertion on Sunday in Calabar during the Stakeholders Engagement in the Alignment of Section 3A of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
By Carolyn Ugbor In a significant move to bolster the tourism sector and make ecotourism thrive in Cross River State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts And Culture, Chief Ewa Robert Abubakar and his management team have held an inaugural meeting with the Technical Committee for Eco-tourism Project. The meeting which was organised at the instance of…
Governor Bassey Otu has commenced the rehabilitation of roads in Ogoja Local Government Area in Northern Cross River State. The roads currently under rehabilitation are Ukamusha Street connecting Calabar Street and Mission Road, Ishiborr by St. Benedict Cathedral Catholic Church Cemetery and Ndok Junction leading to Abakpa Roundabout. Other are Ukamusha Street connecting Ishiborr and…
