Niger Delta Gets Major Eye-Care Lift as AJU Commissions Modern Optometry Clinic in Akpabuyo
A cross-section of the optometry students at the event. By Ita Williams, Calabar The management…
Niger Delta Gets Major Eye-Care Lift as AJU Commissions Modern Optometry Clinic in Akpabuyo
A cross-section of the optometry students at the event. By Ita Williams, Calabar The management of Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State, has commissioned a multi-million-naira optometry clinic designed to transform eye-care training and service delivery in the Niger Delta. The facility, supported by Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) and implemented by Charis Vision and…
Cross River Sets to Host AfSNET 2026, Inaugurates Planning Committee
By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government is set to host the 6th African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network (AfSNET) Conference 2026. Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, inaugurated the Planning Committee with the task of steering Cross River’s engagement with AfSNET, an influential platform that promotes intra-African trade, investment partnerships, and economic cooperation among sub-national governments across…
State Sports Commission Gets Nod to Function
The Speaker of the Assembly Rt Hon Elvert Ayambem (3rd from left) with the new Chairman and members of the State Sports Commission. By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has given the Governor Bassey Otu’s nominees for the positions of chairman and members of the State Sports Commission the green light…
At Last, Cross River APC Sacks State Chairman, Eba Insists He Is Incharge
Sacked State APC Chairman, Barr. Alphonsus Eba. By Anietie Akpan After weeks of face off, the Cross River State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Barr. Alphonsus Eba, has been removed from office. The 18 Chapter Chairmen and Secretaries of the party had recently staged a peaceful demonstration and locked up the party secretariat…
Succor to Rural Communities As CRHA Passes State Rural Access Roads Authority Amendment Bill 2025
Hon Bette Philip Obi, Sponsor of the CRS Rural Access Roads Authority Amendment Bill 2025. By Itam Offor Succor has come the way of rural communities as the Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA) has passed the State Rural Access Roads Authority Amendment Bill 2025. The passage of the bill followed the deliberation on…
OPINION: IPI and Akwa Ibom State
By Etim Etim The International Press Institute (IPI) is a global organization that champions press freedom and promotes quality journalism. Founded in 1950, the IPI has members from over 120 countries, including editors, reporters and media executives who share the common goal of defending freedom. Musikilu Mojeed of Premium Times is the President of IPI…
