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- [Hon. Oden Ewa’s commitment to the future of our constituency is encouraging – Abi political leaders](https://paradisenews.ng/hon-oden-ewas-commitment-to-the-future-of-our-constituency-is-encouraging-abi-political-leaders/): By Kelvin Obambon
- [SPAR Mall Inferno: Archbishop Seeks Support For Fire Victims](https://paradisenews.ng/spar-mall-inferno-archbishop-seeks-support-for-fire-victims/): Territorial Archbishop of Calabar, Archbishop Josef Bassey, has appealed for city-wide support for business owners, workers and families affected by Saturday’s inferno that wrecked a portion of multi -million nair Calabar shopping Mall, popularly known as SPAR Mall.
- [UniCal VC defies court injunction, bars worshippers from chapel again](https://paradisenews.ng/unical-vc-defies-court-injunction-bars-worshippers-from-chapel-again/): The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Offiong Offiong, on Sunday barred worshippers from accessing the University of Calabar Chapel of Redemption for their service.
- [Six suspected gunmen neutralize in gun battle with police](https://paradisenews.ng/six-suspected-gunmen-neutralize-in-gun-battle-with-police/): "On sighting the security personnel, the suspects opened fire, leading to a prolonged exchange of gunfire. At the end of the encounter, six suspected members of the armed group were neutralized, while others fled the area, with some reportedly sustaining gunshot injuries.
- [Beyond the Beatrice Akpala Controversy: Let Facts, not Sentiment Prevail](https://paradisenews.ng/beyond-the-beatrice-akpala-controversy-let-facts-not-sentiment-prevail/): By Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu
- [We’ve a governor that understands the system, winning is certain for APC – Hon. Oden Ewa](https://paradisenews.ng/weve-a-governor-that-understands-the-system-winning-is-certain-for-apc-hon-oden-ewa/): By Kelvin Obambon
- [UNICAL Law ’94 Alumni donate computers, N500,000 prize, call for global recognition](https://paradisenews.ng/unical-law-94-alumni-donate-computers-n500000-prize-call-for-global-recognition/): Also speaking, Prof. Uwakwe Abugu, a member of the class and Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Abuja, expressed concern over admission controversies in UNICAL, saying they were giving the academic community a bad image.
- [C’River: Hundreds of Support Groups Vow to Deliver Massive Votes for Tinubu, Otu During Visit to APC Senatorial Candidate, Oden Ewa](https://paradisenews.ng/criver-hundreds-of-support-groups-vow-to-deliver-massive-votes-for-tinubu-otu-during-visit-to-apc-senatorial-candidate-oden-ewa/): By Kelvin Obambon
- [Peter Obi challenges 2027 presidential candidates to face Nigerians, defend their records](https://paradisenews.ng/peter-obi-challenges-2027-presidential-candidates-to-face-nigerians-defend-their-records/): By Ovat Abeng
- [Police arrest four over killing of 56-year-old man in Anambra](https://paradisenews.ng/police-arrest-four-over-killing-of-56-year-old-man-in-anambra/): By Ovat Abeng
- [American Professor, wife relocate from US, say Nigeria feel more like home](https://paradisenews.ng/american-professor-wife-relocate-from-us-say-nigeria-feel-more-like-home/): Seeking a safer, more sustainable lifestyle grounded in family values, former American linguistics professor Pablo Segun and his Nigerian-born wife, Aanu, have officially relocated their family of seven from the United States to Ondo State in South-West Nigeria.
- [“Children of a lesser God” and the Okada Riders of Calabar](https://paradisenews.ng/children-of-a-lesser-god-and-the-okada-riders-of-calabar/): “Children of a lesser God” is a metaphor used to describe marginalized or misunderstood people—like the deaf protagonist in Mark Medoff's 1979 play and 1986 film.
- [FG declares Tuesday public holiday](https://paradisenews.ng/fg-declares-tuesday-public-holiday/): The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, commemorating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.
- [Expert warns against using palm, vegetable oil as sexual lubricant](https://paradisenews.ng/expert-warns-against-using-palm-vegetable-oil-as-sexual-lubricant/): A Senior Manager for Prevention Programmes at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Taofeek Adeleye, has warned Nigerians against using palm oil, vegetable oil and other oil-based substances as lubricants during sexual activity, saying water-based lubricants are the safer option when condoms are used.
- [Transforming Communities, Restoring Hope: The Joseph Ogogo Foundation’s Journey in Service to Humanity](https://paradisenews.ng/transforming-communities-restoring-hope-the-joseph-ogogo-foundations-journey-in-service-to-humanity/): TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES. RESTORING HOPE. EMPOWERING GENERATIONS.
- [Cross River flags off distribution of fertilizers to 8,000 farmers](https://paradisenews.ng/cross-river-flags-off-distribution-of-fertilizers-to-8000-farmers/): The Cross River State Government has officially flagged off the distribution of 20,000 bags of fertilizers to 8,000 smallholder farmers across various agricultural value chains in the state.
- [Police neutralize two suspected kidnappers, armed robbers, recover AK-47 rifle, others](https://paradisenews.ng/police-neutralize-two-suspected-kidnappers-armed-robbers-recover-ak-47-rifle-others/): The Anambra State Police Command, said it has recorded another significant breakthrough in its ongoing intelligence-led operations against kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes across the State.
- [CP Ama intervenes as Police allegedly shoot trader in Onitsha over N5000 bribe](https://paradisenews.ng/cp-ama-intervenes-as-police-allegedly-shoot-trader-in-onitsha-over-n5000-bribe/): By Ovat Abeng
- [Flood: Orok Duke Calls for Proactive Measures, Says Early Warnings Must Not Be Ignored](https://paradisenews.ng/flood-orok-duke-calls-for-proactive-measures-says-early-warnings-must-not-be-ignored/): The Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, Ph.D., has called for a more proactive and coordinated approach to disaster management in Cross River State following the devastating flooding along Anansa Road and other parts of the state.
- [High Chief Henry Onwe Leads Cross River Business Men’s Forum to Endorse Governor Otu for 2027](https://paradisenews.ng/high-chief-henry-onwe-leads-cross-river-business-mens-forum-to-endorse-governor-otu-for-2027/): High Chief Henry Onwe, the President of the Forum Project Coordinator for the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) in Cross River State who led the Forum in the landmark endorsement stated on Sunday after the meeting of the Forum in Calabar told newsmen that this was not the first time the Forum was throwing its weight behind the Governor. "This Forum was about the first group to throw its total support behind our Governor, the Sweet Prince Bassey Edet Otu for second tenure. During his one year in office we saw the commitment, excellence and clear mission to develop the state  right from inception and we knew and felt  that another four years after the first tenure would enable him consolidate and actualise the vision and desires the people of the state have been longing for all these while and that is what shall come to be".
- [Breaking: Governor Otu orders immediate release of detained critic, Dennis Odama](https://paradisenews.ng/breaking-governor-otu-orders-immediate-release-of-detained-critic-dennis-odama/): By Kelvin Obambon
- [FG spent subsidy savings on salaries, debt servicing, others – Finance Minister](https://paradisenews.ng/fg-spent-subsidy-savings-on-salaries-debt-servicing-others-finance-minister/): The Federal Government has explained how resources generated from the removal of petrol subsidy and foreign exchange reforms were distributed and spent between June 2023 and December 2025.
- [NDC South-South Secretary Urges INEC to Safeguard 2027 Elections, Rules Out Rigging](https://paradisenews.ng/ndc-south-south-secretary-urges-inec-to-safeguard-2027-elections-rules-out-rigging/): By Media Office, NDC South-South Zonal Secretariat
- [2027: Cross River Government Challenges PDP Governorship Candidate, Arthur Jarvis to a Debate](https://paradisenews.ng/2027-cross-river-government-challenges-pdp-governorship-candidate-arthur-jarvis-to-a-debate/): The Cross River State Government has thrown down the gauntlet to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, challenging him to an open, public debate on policy, governance performance, and strategic vision for the state ahead of the 2027 general elections.
- [Police arrest 49-year-old armed robbery suspect, recover ammunition](https://paradisenews.ng/police-arrest-49-year-old-armed-robbery-suspect-recover-ammunition/): The Anambra State Police Command Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu, said it has arrested a 49-year-old armed robbery suspect, Chima Ogumba in the state.
- [UNICROSS Opens 2026/2027 Admission with 19 New Academic Programmes](https://paradisenews.ng/unicross-opens-2026-2027-admission-with-19-new-academic-programmes/): The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has opened its 2026/2027 First-Choice Admission Screening Exercise with the introduction of 19 new academic programmes, creating expanded opportunities for prospective students across a range of professional and emerging disciplines.
- [The Crown I Missed as a Teen, I Will Help Today’s Girls Wear, Says Archibong Bassey](https://paradisenews.ng/the-crown-i-missed-as-a-teen-i-will-help-todays-girls-wear-says-archibong-bassey/): For Bassey, however, the encounter represented more than a courtesy visit. It became a moment of reflection on a childhood dream that family responsibility once denied her and a renewed opportunity to help young girls pursue the crown she once hoped to wear.
- [NDC South-South Zonal Secretary Congratulates Adeleke, says re-election a win for democracy](https://paradisenews.ng/ndc-south-south-zonal-secretary-congratulates-adeleke-says-re-election-a-win-for-democracy/): The South-South Zonal Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Clement Agiangie, has congratulated Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on his victory in the 15 August 2026 governorship election, describing it as a clear expression of the people’s will and a reaffirmation of democratic choice in Nigeria’s evolving political landscape.
- [Orok Duke Urges Cross River APC To Intensify Mobilisation Ahead of 2027, Cites Adeleke’s Victory in Osun](https://paradisenews.ng/orok-duke-urges-cross-river-apc-to-intensify-mobilisation-ahead-of-2027-cites-adelekes-victory-in-osun/): The Cross River State representative on the board of the NDDC Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state to step up grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that the party cannot afford to be complacent.
- [Engr Dr Amba Ndoma-Egba Offers 3 Nuggets For Blissful Home As Daughter Marries](https://paradisenews.ng/engr-dr-amba-ndoma-egba-offers-3-nuggets-for-blissful-home-as-daughter-marries/): By Nsan Ndoma-Neji
- [CP Ama launches control room to supervise police checkpoints, patrol teams in Anambra](https://paradisenews.ng/cp-ama-launches-control-room-to-supervise-police-checkpoints-patrol-teams-in-anambra/): By Ovat Abeng
- [Beyond the Podium: Giving Orok Duke His Well-Deserved Literary Flowers](https://paradisenews.ng/beyond-the-podium-giving-orok-duke-his-well-deserved-literary-flowers/): In the grand tapestry of Nigerian literature, specific geographic locales have long enjoyed intense focus. The political turmoils of the West, the tragic battlegrounds of the East, and the sprawling oral epics of the North frequently dominate the academic gaze. Yet, sitting quietly on the south-eastern coast is Calabar, a city whose historical weight as a premier colonial administrative headquarters and an ancient trading port makes it a goldmine for narrative art.
- [2027: Cross River Elders Back Tinubu, Otu For Second Term, Vow To Guard State Against ‘Interlopers’](https://paradisenews.ng/2027-cross-river-elders-back-tinubu-otu-for-second-term-vow-to-guard-state-against-interlopers/): By Kelvin Obambon
- [There’s no leadership crisis in Amichi community – Anambra govt dismisses online report](https://paradisenews.ng/theres-no-leadership-crisis-in-amichi-community-anambra-govt-dismisses-online-report/): By Ovat Abeng
- [Hoodlums have taken over our farmland – Anambra Monarch raises alarm](https://paradisenews.ng/hoodlums-have-taken-over-our-farmland-anambra-monarch-raises-alarm/): The traditional ruler of Awba-Ofemili in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Ezekwesili Ernest Maduagwuna (Ofemili 1 of Awba-Ofemili), has cries out that suspected hoodlums have practically taken over the community as the have laid siege to his people's farmland with a heavy destruction of yam/rice farms and killings.
- [Jezco boss, Rev Sister regain freedom from kidnapper’s den in Anambra](https://paradisenews.ng/jezco-boss-rev-sister-regain-freedom-from-kidnappers-den-in-anambra/): By Ovat Abeng
- [LG Chairman Refutes Underfunding Claims, Praises Governor Otu’s Financial Support and Partnership](https://paradisenews.ng/lg-chairman-refutes-underfunding-claims-praises-governor-otus-financial-support-and-partnership/): By Our Reporter
- [Beyond the Gaming Revolution: Why Governor Otu’s Second-Term Bid Is Crucial to Sustaining Cross River’s Developmental Strides](https://paradisenews.ng/beyond-the-gaming-revolution-why-governor-otus-second-term-bid-is-crucial-to-sustaining-cross-rivers-developmental-strides/): By Michael Eja
- [C’River: Turaki-Led Faction of PDP Reaffirms Julius Udayi as Authentic Guber Candidate, Warns Against Parallel Activities](https://paradisenews.ng/criver-turaki-led-faction-of-pdp-reaffirms-julius-udayi-as-authentic-guber-candidate-warns-against-parallel-activities/): By Kelvin Obambon
- [Police recover abandoned motorcycle own by suspected cultists in Anambra](https://paradisenews.ng/police-recover-abandoned-motorcycle-own-by-suspected-cultists-in-anambra/): The Anambra State Police Command, said it has recorded another significant feat during a routine patrol operation with operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU).
- [Kidnappers of Jezco boss demand N1.5bn ransom after family agrees to N700m](https://paradisenews.ng/kidnappers-of-jezco-boss-demand-n1-5bn-ransom-after-family-agrees-to-n700m/): The kidnappers of Jezco chief, Chief Sir Joseph Ezeokafor, have reportedly demanded N1.5 billion ransom for his release, after initially asking the family to pay N700 million.
- [CP Ama calls for united action to strengthen security in Anambra](https://paradisenews.ng/cp-ama-calls-for-united-action-to-strengthen-security-in-anambra/): By Ovat Abeng
- [Erling Haaland’s image found on cocaine packages seized in Ecuador](https://paradisenews.ng/erling-haalands-image-found-on-cocaine-packages-seized-in-ecuador/): Ecuadorian police have seized 369kg of cocaine from a truck near the Colombian border, with the packages bearing the image of Norwegian football star Erling Haaland.
- [Lecturer suspended for claiming Keke riders earn more than professors in ABSU](https://paradisenews.ng/lecturer-suspended-for-claiming-keke-riders-earn-more-than-professors-in-absu/): The management of Abia State University, ABSU, has suspended a lecturer, Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, with immediate effect.
- [From Church Planter To Archbishop: The Enduring Legacy of Rt Rev Dr Otuekong Esq](https://paradisenews.ng/from-church-planter-to-archbishop-the-enduring-legacy-of-rt-rev-dr-otuekong-esq/): The Methodist Church Nigeria, Archdiocese of Calabar, has rolled out drums to honour one of its most impactful sons, Rt. Rev. Dr. Barr. Otuekong Ukut Esq., whose journey from church planter to Archbishop-elect captures the true meaning of an enduring legacy.
- [Robert Obi gets IPMAN Eastern Zone backing](https://paradisenews.ng/robert-obi-gets-ipman-eastern-zone-backing/): The Eastern Zonal leadership of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has thrown its weight behind Comrade Robert Obi as the recognised chairman of the association in Cross River State, rejecting the rival leadership associated with Mr Peter Okim.
- [Reps member scores self high after 3 years in office](https://paradisenews.ng/reps-member-scores-self-high-after-3-years-in-office/): By Nsan Ndoma-Neji
- [Just In: Calabar Magistrate Court Remands Governor Otu’s Critic](https://paradisenews.ng/just-in-calabar-magistrate-court-remands-governor-otus-critic/): A Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Calabar presided over by Mercy Ene has remanded Denis Odama, a businessman for bullying Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Otu online.
- [Int’l Youth Day: Keep learning for self-development, Soludo’s wife urges Anambra youth](https://paradisenews.ng/intl-youth-day-keep-learning-for-self-development-soludos-wife-urges-anambra-youth/): By Ovat Abeng
- [If Not For Non-Indigenes, Cross River Economy Would Have Been Dead — PDP Governorship Candidate](https://paradisenews.ng/if-not-for-non-indigenes-cross-river-economy-would-have-been-dead-pdp-governorship-candidate/): By Kelvin Obambon

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