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Following supervision of the September 2024 environmental sanitation exercise by the permanent secretary, consultants and staff of the ministry of Environment Cross River State, the ministry has expressed satisfaction over residents participation in the environmental sanitation exercise as men, women and children were seen keenly participating in the exercise at different parts of calabar metropolis. Accordingto the permanent secretary of the ministry Dr. Mrs. Rosemary Onah who led the supervision team through different parts of calabar south and municipality, she was impressed at the level of participation and compliance of the residents she and her team observed , as several areas visited were already cleaned and residents were still actively participating in the exercise, which gives an impression of their adherence and cooperation with the ministry and Government for a clean Cross River State. She also revealed the presence of the commissioner at the central for supervision of the...

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 has led a delegation of the management and staff of his ministry who met with the different Obol Lopon of yakurr communities in their palace, seeking for unanimous participation of their communities in the yakurr Leboku International New yam festival. Communities whose Obol lopon were visited by the commissioner and his team members includes, Ugep, Ekori, Assiga old and new Town, Inyima, Nko, mkpani, Agoi and Idomi communities.   Describing the Leboku International festival as significant to Government and international communities, the commissioner lamented on the loss of grandness that Government has observed in the past Leboku festivals held. He enunciated that Leboku international Festival is a cultural event that is established for the sole purpose of pr...

By Ekpe Balimwor The Honourable commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon Chief. Ewa Robert Abubakar has given charge for a unified Leboku International festival this year where all Yakurr communities will come together to participate in the event, enunciated that Leboku is an international event that was built on the foundation of unity for all Yakurr communities. Chief Ewa,  gave the charge today, while addressing the Chief executive officer of Euphoria Africa Mr. Obono great and and his team who are organizers of this year's Leboku pageantry and were in his office on a courtesy visit to familiarize with the ministry and seek partnership for the achievement of a more gratifying Leboku festival this year.  The tourism commissioner who expressed dissatisfaction at the previously organized Leboku last year, further said Leboku as a tourism event is an international festival that should be done with outmost perfection. While charging the organizers ...

The Honourable commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture in Cross River State, Hon Chief. Robert Abubakar Ewa has paid a courtesy visit on the Obol Lopon of Ugep and Paramount Ruler of Yakurr Local Government Area' His Royal Majesty Obol Ofem Eteng Ubana, to seek collaboration with the traditional institution and organizers of the Leboku international festival for adequate preparations and strengthening of the festival to make it lofty this year. Addressing the Obol Lopon and paramount Ruler of Yakurr, the Honourable Commissioner remarked that, the Leboku festival has been prioritize in the Tourism calendar of the state which is why Government is passionate about it. He emphasized that Leboku was built on Unity and inclusiveness for all the yakurr communities and whatever concerns Leboku must be done appropriately, giving it unity compliance for international coloration.  He further complained of Leboku's decline in quality, elegance and fanfare it use to showcase ...

The Commissioner for Environment in Cross River State, Honourable Moses Osogi has charged Cross Riverians to perpetually clean their environment for avoidance of Cholera and other diseases that emanate from air pollution. Osogi who spoke through the permanent secretary of the ministry, Dr. Mrs. Rosemary Onah during the June environmental sanitation exercise,said the State-wide environmental sanitation exercise is an already established policy by the Government of Cross River State, which the ministry is only enforcing to bring back the hygienic aesthetics of the State. She charged Cross Riverians to keep their environment neat through cleaning the gutters, clearing waste and drainages in their environments to avoid cholera and diseases that emanate from air pollution. She disclosed that the ministry has a department of environmental pollution control that engages in sensitizing eateries and other food vendors on basic guidelines for food preparation. Admonished...

In a bid to war against drug abuse and eradicate consumption of hard drugs in the lives of young people in Ekori community, a Socio-cultural organization in Ekori yakurr Local Government Area, has commemorated the world Anti Drugs day with a public enlightenment campaign on drug control. According to the organizers of the enlightenment campaign "Ekoh-Yeyiyi" , the campaign which has been driven to public secondary schools is aimed at creating awareness in the minds of young people on the effect of drug abuse and reasons for why abstinence is absolutely essential. In different public schools where workshops were held by the Organization, students were lectured on the different kind of drugs, their effects and why they should avoid the intake, pointed out the harm those drugs have caused to numerous lives and the loss of lives that have been recorded globally as a result of drug addiction. They further mentioned that drug addiction despite becoming a hab...

Netballers at the Adagom 1, Adagom 3 and Ukande refugee camps have held a netball exhibition at the Netball field of Adagom 1 refugee camp, at Ogoja local Government Area in Cross River State, to mark the refugee Week and international Olympic day. Recall that Netball was recently introduced to the three refugee camps in Ogoja after CSED initiative "Project 2027" training of P.E teachers in Cross River State was held in 2024, leading to the certification of coaches Stephanie Obi, Marceline Ode and Samuel Egeh who are Cameroon citizens. The three certified coaches were charged with the responsibility of providing the female players in their respective camps with access to learn the basic netballs, identify and nurture future talents of the budding Netballers. The event which was organized by CSED(community Sport and educational development) initiative with support from Sema and leaders of the refugee camps had participation of twenty Netballers from eac...