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06/08/2025

A TRUE DELTA STATE BEGINS WITH ANIOMA

DAFINONE’S 2024 DECLARATION RESURFACES AMID RENEWED PUSH FOR STATE CREATION   As the agitation for the creation of Anioma State intensifies in Nigeria’s evolving restructuring debate, a powerful statement made by Senator Ede Dafinone (Delta Central) in November 2024 has resurfaced, rekindling n...

06/08/2025

C’RIVER: SENATOR STEPHEN ADI ODEY PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF A PROFESSOR

With profound esteem and in solemn recognition of an extraordinary ascent from the humblest of origin to the Zenith of academic and public accomplishment, the Governing Council/Senate of the University of Calabar, in the exercise of its august authority, has promoted Dr. Stephen Adi Odey to the rank...

05/08/2025

Senator Ned Nwoko Backs Call to Revamp Unity Schools, Assures Swift Senate Committee Action

  Executives of Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA), paid a solidarity visit to Senator Ned Munir Nwoko of Delta North Senatorial District at his Maitama Residence in Abuja on Monday. Led by Michael Magaji, President General of USOSA, the delegation engaged the Senator on the urgent need...

04/08/2025

WORLD COUNCIL FOR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION SEEKS PARTNERSHIP WITH CROSS RIVER MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO CO-HOST NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN CALABAR

  The Commissioner for Education, Cross River State, Senator Associate Professor Stephen Odey, received a courtesy visit from the leadership of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI), Calabar Chapter, earlier today. The delegation, led by its Chapter Chairman, Professor B. U. Ukpeb...

01/08/2025

SENATOR NED NWOKO ENGAGES KEY PETROLEUM REGULATORS ON INVESTMENT AND OIL THEFT SOLUTIONS

  As part of ongoing efforts to bolster Nigeria’s energy sector, Senator (Prince) Ned Munir Nwoko, Chairman of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft, held strategic meetings with top officials of the country’s petroleum regulatory bodies to explore ways of unlocking foreign direct inve...

31/07/2025

Senator Stephen Odey Elected Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants

  The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC)– Nigeria, has elected Cross River Commissioner for Education, Senator Stephen Odey Ph D , as a Fellow of the foremost Institute. Odey’s election by the Board and Governing Council was “in recognition of his outstanding academic and professional ...

27/07/2025

SENATOR PRINCE NED NWOKO HAILS SUPER FALCONS ON VICTORY, SAYS TEAM EXEMPLIFIES NIGERIA’S STRENGTH AND SPIRIT

  Senator Prince Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North and a member of the Senate Committee on Sports, has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Falcons on their recent victory, describing it as a powerful demonstration of grit, grace, and the indomitable Nigerian spirit. Senator Nwoko commended the team f...

21/07/2025

LEWA Visits C'River Speaker’s Wife, Reaffirms Support and Calls for Unity Among Members

The Legislative Wives Association (LEWA) of the Cross River State House of Assembly has paid a solidarity visit to Mrs Nelly Elverts Ayambem, wife of the Speaker, at her official residence in Calabar. The visit was led by LEWA’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Glory Egbe, wife of the Member represe...

21/07/2025

BREAKING: ANIOMA STATE PROPOSAL SCALES MAJOR HURDLE AS 90 SENATORS DECLARE SUPPORT

  In what political observers have described as a landmark moment in Nigeria’s democratic journey, the Nigerian Senate has formally confirmed that the proposal for the creation of Anioma State has secured the endorsement of 90 senators, surpassing the constitutional threshold required for the cre...

20/07/2025

MC MBAKARA ISSUES PUBLIC APOLOGY OVER 2018 SCHEME, CALLS FOR UNITY AND FORGIVENESS

Popular comedian, entertainer, and social advocate, Chief Aya Kanu Aya, widely known as Mc Mbakara, has tendered an open and heartfelt apology to the people of Cross River State and all those affected by the Micheno Investment Scheme he promoted in 2018. In a candid and courageous public statement r...

18/07/2025

I will be the first to lose my job if Ogoja State is created. However, I am in support of the creation of the state because of the benefit/growth it will bring to the region

~ Rt. Hon. Peter A. Odey,
Deputy Gov. of Cross River State

18/07/2025

Ndokwa, Ukwuani, and the Renewed Agitation for Anioma State By Nosike Ogbuenyi

The quest for the creation of Anioma State, a demand rooted in deep historical realities and cultural affiliations, has re-emerged at the forefront of Nigeria’s national conversation — this time with renewed intensity, legislative backing, and significant controversy. Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, wh...