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St Avi House of Creativity received Most Enterprising Fashion and Style Brand of the Year award the just concluded Spirit of Enterprise Awards in Calabar and also NOSILA WINES AND LIQUORS receiving Most Enterprising Retail and Trading brand of the year award. The All Progressives Congress Candidate for Yakurr 1 State Constituency, Mr. Cyril Omini (CY) was awarded the Emerging Political Leader of the Year 2022, at the Cross River State Spirit of Enterprise Awards 4th Edition held in Calabar recently. The event which was tagged " Cross River State Spirit of Enterprise Awards 4th Edition" saw the gathering of entrepreneurs and industry players from all walks of life receiving various awards for their contributions to the economic development of Cross River State. In recognition for his selfless philanthropic drive to sustain human capacity development, the APC Senatorial Candidate of the Southern Cross River Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong was honoured the Philanthropist of the Y...

APC Women have taken the front burner in canvassing votes for her Candidates ahead of the forth coming 2023 general elections. They have been to almost every zone in the country, energizing women and motivating women to come out in their numbers to vote for Asiwaju Bola Tinibu and all APC candidates. This huge train has been driven by the Wife of the President Dr Aisha Buhari, supported by the wife of the APC Presidential Candidate Sen Oluremi Tinubu, Haj. Nana Shetima, the Energetic National Woman Leader of APC Dr Betta Edu and the NC Haj Asebe. It was again another massive gathering of women Hosted by the Southwest zonal Coordinator Dr Sanwolu, who told southwest that they have to go the extra mile to deliver APC candidates who have delivered greatly across board. The Wife of the Presidential candidate who spoke to her women, assured them that her husband will do better for women when elected. She called on young people not to be misled by social media, “know the truth about pe...

The Cross River State government is set to benefit from the European Union's (EU) regional support fund for wildlife conservation. The intervention is aimed at mitigating biodiversity losses and boosting eco-tourism in the State. Receiving the EU delegation in Calabar, Commissioner for International Development Cooperation, Dr. Inyang Asibong, acknowledged the EU and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) for the timely intervention, spotlighting on the economic importance of wildlife to the State through the tourism lens. Asibong added that the Cross River State landscape is a global biodiversity hotspot and a centre of endemism for a variety of habitats, primates, birds, freshwater fish and other forms of amphibians and reptiles. She noted that the Cross River landscape houses the largest ration of the remaining forest block in the country currently, with the Oban and Okwangwo divisions of its National Park being recognized as UNESCO Biosphere Reserves and prospected a...

APC CRS Southern Senatorial Candidate, Asuquo Ekpenyong on Tuesday, stated that the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been repositioned from the grassroots to the national level to enable the party provide the needed leadership that Nigerians have been yearning for come 2023. Ekpenyong disclosed this while engaging with the people of Atimbo West, Akpabuyo. The Candidate for ABC Federal Constituency, Rt Hon Joseph Bassey said there was need for the people of Atimbo West to vote massively for APC Candidates in the forthcoming General Elections election. “I am truly excited with the turn out of members and supporters of the APC. We do not take this for granted; said the Deputy Speaker, CRS House of Assembly. The Candidate for Akpabuyo State Constituency, Elder Bassey Effiong Bassey charged the Atimbo people to translate the large turn out into massive votes for the APC Candidates in the general elections. DGs of the Senatorial campaign and HOR campaign organisation, Hon Oqua Edet O...

By Kelvin Obambon Last week Ikun/Etono ward in Biase local government area did what may be considered uncommon in our political setting. During the visit of candidates of the All Progressives Congress for Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Mr Asuquo Ekpenyong; Akamkpa/Biase Federal Constituency, Onun (Dr) Emil Inyang and Biase State Constituency, Engr. Francis Ogban, people of the ward contributed the sum of N1,000,000 and donated it to the APC to support the party's campaigns ahead of next year's general elections. This was in addition to the massive turnout by people in the ward to welcome the APC flag-bearers, who braved the odds pose by rivers, mountains and hills to reach the people and share their vision of a new Cross River with them. Having assimilated the message of hope these three wise men bore, and considering their antecedents, the people did not only open their hearts and minds to receive the light, they went as far as taking ownership of the struggle...

By Ntem Chris! The global HIV response is in danger, even as HIV remains a major public health issue that affects millions of people worldwide. Over the last few years progress towards HIV goals has stalled, resources have shrunk, and millions of lives are at risk as a result. But the government of Cross River State under the leadership of Sen. Prof. Ben Ayade who through the Director General of the State's Agency for the Control of AIDS Dr. Etcheri Ansa has continued to intensify the fight against HIV/AIDS. To mark this year's World AIDS Day, the Director General of the State Agency for the Control of AIDS Dr. Etcheri-Ella Ansa in her Goodwill message called on Cross Riverians to prioritize living a healthy life and ensuring that they follow all the laid down rules that guides one from contracting the virus which is not a death sentence as has always been perceived by many. In her words; "As we know, the World AIDS Day is an annual globally celebrated event marked ev...

No fewer than 7,194 freshmen of the University of Calabar have been admonished to respect constituted authority by adhering strictly to the rules and regulations of the Institution. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, gave the admonishment while delivering her address to the 44th matriculation ceremony of the Institution held at the Abraham Ordia Stadium. Prof. Obi while congratulating the freshmen for being fortunate out of the over 40,000 that applied for admission into the university noted that for them to achieve their academic dreams, they must shun all forms of anti-social activities such as cultism, indecent dressing, sexual harassment, stealing amongst others. She warned that any student found indulging in any of these vices will be handed over to law enforcement agencies as well as face sanctions ranging from suspension from the University to outright rustication. Prof. Florence Obi said the 2nd generation Federal University, is we...