By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A civil society organization, Civil and Human Rights Accountability Network (CHRAN), has commended the Department of State Service (DSS) for preventing major kidnappings in Akwa Ibom during the ongoing Eid-el-Kabir festivities. According to credible security sources, DSS smashed a sea pirate gang linked to the...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved a new university of Education and Entrepreneurship for Cross River State. The university will be sited in Akamkpa, one of the major towns in the state. The new institution will be the second owned by the state...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Tension is running high in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, particularly in the Akaajime area, following the disappearance of several children and allegations of human trafficking linked to a panel beater from Cross River State. The suspect, who is based in...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from the party’s South South Zonal Congress held on Saturday in Calabar. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said the outcome of the Calabar purported congress was...
The re-elected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-South Zonal Vice Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, has described the ongoing crisis within the party as self-inflicted. He noted that the party’s constitution had been disregarded in favour of personal interests by a few members. Speaking at the South-South Zonal Congress of the...
The Cross River Government has said that it is in the process of recovering the 76 oil wells that the state lost to Akwa Ibom. Gov. Bassey Otu made the disclosure during a media conference in Calabar on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Cross River...
A Federal High Court, sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, presided over by Justice Rosemary Oghogho-rie has convicted and sentenced Dr. Geraldine Orok Ita to prison for fraud. Ita was prosecuted by the Uyo Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on a twelve-count charge, bordering on forgery and diversion of fund to the tune of N127,686,594,l.87 (One Hundred and Twenty-seven Million, Six Hundred ...
The National Boundary Commission (NBC) has called for peaceful coexistence among border communities of Abia and Cross River States amidst escalating tensions over boundary disagreement. Violent clashes erupted between the Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia and the Ukwa Mbiabong Ukwa Eburutu community in Odukpani Local...
Magistrates in Cross River have threatened to embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday over alleged poor welfare and other conditions of service. This is contained in a release jointly signed by Godwin Onah, Cross River Chairman of Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN) and hls Secretary, Solomon Abuo and...
Bh PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) has kicked started its sports festival to mark the 2024 celebration of the divine birthday of the spiritual leader of BSC, Olumba Olumba Obu. The organization said it would be sponsoring sports festival featuring soccer tournament...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has declared open a five days 46th regular meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security (NCAFS) opened in Calabar the Cross River State’s capital with the theme: ‘Resilience to climate change towards Sustainable Food...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Cross River, Mr Asuquo Ada, on defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ada’s defection followed several other defections that have hit the opposition party in the state in recent times. Ada told...
Some residents of Calabar have raised alarm over the high cost of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, describing it as highly worrisome. The residents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, also expressed worries that the product was scarce even when being sold...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Lafarge Holcim Africa PLC is to Commissioned a 20km road from Mfarmosing to Odukpani junction in Cross River State. The concrete road that has lasted for over ten years was initiated during Liyel Imoke administration by the cement giant. The head of Corporate Commutation...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Federal Government has flagged off grants for Vulnerable Groups in Cross River State. Also the Federal Government is to build low cost houses for refugees in Ogoja and Obanliku LGAs of Cross River State for refugees and internally displaced persons, IDPs....
One Mr Matthew Uyangha has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old orphan (name withheld). Uyangha was sentenced by Justice Blessing Egwu of the Calabar Division of the High Court of Cross River on Thursday, July 20 The rapist had drugged and kidnapped the...
The House of Representatives has resolved to stop ongoing plans to cede Danare and Biajua Communities in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River of Nigeria, through Pillar 113A to the Republic of Cameroon. This followed the adoption of a motion jointly sponsored by members of Cross River Caucus,...
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches condemns the brutal murder of Mrs. Martina, locally known as Aki Iyak, for witchcraft on Saturday, June 24, 2023. The tragic incident happened in a community, Old Netim, in Cross River state in Southern Nigeria. Local sources told AfAW that Martina was accused following...
Gov. Bassey Otu in further response to the cruise boat mishap involving 14 medical students at the Marina Resort on Saturday, ordered the suspension of cruise operations and other activities at the resort. The order was given in a statement signed by Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Chineye Okafor of Abia State has won the 2023 under 13 Girls Offiong Edem Mini Tournament beating her Cross River counterpart, Esther Ekok with three set to two in the final played at U.J.Esuene Stadium Calabar South South Nigeria over the weekend. Also in...