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  National Youth Council of Nigeria Cross River State Chapter, threw a surprise birthday celebration on Monday in youth House Calabar, Cross River State. His youthfulness Daniel Obo said that all the state leadership of National Youth Council, Cross River State can not throw away the contributions of Rt. Hon. George Oben-Etchi in the Youth House. Obo congratulated the Rt. Hon. on his support and going out of his way to help the council and make bold to say that the youth will support him anytime. Chairman noted that Rt. Hon. Is always coming for youth events, no matter how small it is, and went ahead to describe him as " You are more like a bridge between the young people, the government and even your generation". In the same vein, the commissioner of Youth and Sports Hon. Signor Omang Idiege noted that Rt. Hon. George is the chairman of the commissioner's forum in Cross River and he had been Championing the activities of the youths in the state and prayed that God should...

  On behalf of the Leadership and entire Membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Youth Lobby Group, Cross River State chapter, I warmly congratulate Chief Jude Ogbeche Ngaji for the electoral success at the just concluded Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency by-election. Despite reported cases of gangsterism, assault and arson perpetrated against members of the APC in parts of Ogoja, the resolute will of the people of Ogoja/Yala still prevailed.  Jude Ngaji, inspired by resilience and youthful vigour, skipped every hurdle machinated against his avowed resolve  and eventually clinched the ultimate prize. As a youth body, we are proud to be associated with you on this historic achievement. You have always been a pearl, and we are certain that you will shine even brighter at the green chamber, to the glory of God and the benefits of the state and your esteemed constituents. Pulling a total of  22778 votes to defeat your closest rival Hon. Mike Usibe of the...

   As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in a complete lockdown of the entire Country/World, the aftermath effect  is beginning to tell on lives and livelihoods as most families due to poverty, hunger and lack of resources are unable to feed themselves properly or seek health care thereby resulting in more severe forms of Malnutrition in communities. The Commissioner for health Dr Betta Edu has started going to remote communities with the Nutrition Taskforce in continuation of the Maternal, Newborn and Children Health (MNCH) week to search for these severely malnourished children as part of the Monitoring/Surveillance process as our children remains a priority to the Government. In a bid to address this issue of severe malnutrition in remote communities, the Cross River State Government has launched a nutrition monitoring Taskforce headed by the  the State Commissioner for Health Dr Betta Edu whose function is to go round for monitoring and surveillance...

  As part of efforts to boost emerging innovations in the South-South HIV response space and also re invigorate the existing robust stakeholder support towards HIV related issues, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), has commenced a 3-day training on the National HIV self-testing and pre exposure communication strategy for members of the South-South zone media advocacy group and other stakeholders in Asaba, Delta State. Declaring the training open, the Delta state Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, said the program was apt as it would result in further sensitizing the public on the  availability  of HIV self testing and  prophylaxis. Mr. Aniagwi maintained that 'a healthy people formed a healthy society; therefore, persons with ailments are encouraged to go for treatment'.  He  said persons living with HIV are no longer stigmatized  as NACA has made it possible for such persons to make themselves available for treatment. ...

As the February 26th By-Elections for Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency looms, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Lobby Group in Cross River State has continued revving up its support for the APC flag bearers, Chief Jude Ogbeche Ngaji and Hon Bassey Effiom respectively who are both candidates of the party in tomorrow's By-Elections. The Lobby Group, which passed a vote of confidence on the two flag bearers during the Grand finale of Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency Campaign Rally at Okpoma yesterday described the two candidates as the most experienced and competent candidates in the forthcoming elections. The APC Youth Lobby Group Chairman in Cross River State, Mr Oden Ewa called on APC youths and youths in general across the two Constituencies to back the aspirations of Chief Jude Ngaji and Mr Bassey Effiom both of whom he described as leading lights in the politics of the state in comparison with candidates of other parties parading themselves ...

   The South South chapter of the University of Jos Alumni Association, has called on the Federal Government and the Police to investigate and arrest perpetrators of fire incidents in the University of Calabar. The alumni body of UNIJOS made the call in a solidarity visit to the Vice Chancellor of UNICAL, Prof. Florence Obi in Calabar, over cases of fire outbreak in some departments in the university. Mr Tonye Dagogo, who is the South South Zonal Coordinator of the group, said that the VC of UNICAL who is also an alumni of UNIJOS deserves all the support, encouragement and prayers she needs to run the university. Dagogo said that the transformation agenda of fighting corruption in the university by the VC was bitting hard on those who have seen corruption as a way of living, hence Prof. Obi needs all the support she deserves to remain resolute in her drive to change the system for good. According to him, an alumni of the university of Jos is courageous, determined, dedicated, ...

Looking critically at the two political rallies held over the weekend in Calabar, you will see one rally organised by a political generation that have remained in power since 1999 enjoying the splendour and aura of power. Today, young people who are eligible to vote in the next general election were not even born when this men shared power amongst themselves in 1999. They say the youths are the leaders of tomorrow, yet they were in leadership yesterday, are there today, and want to remain there in the future; as such, how much of a tomorrow, as leaders, do the Nigerian youths really have?” Could this be a tomorrow that was used up yesterday? On the other hand, there was a second political rally organised 100% by young people for young people between the ages  of 18 and 40 years. If anything, it is clear that the youths of Nigeria are intent on no longer being bystanders in the fare of governance and how their country is being run, particularly within the purview of the sustained fa...