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...
Cross river
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...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Inter Religious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD), in conjunction with Universal Peace Federation (UPF) has ended its 2nd edition of Africa Spiritual Day celebration with men and women from different faith across 133 nations who participated in the programme. Speaking at the ceremony...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its operations are guided by the Electoral Act and not by political parties. Prof. Gabriel Yomere, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River, made this known in Calabar during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Yomere was reacting to...
The Cross River chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) failed in its bid to retain two Senate and six House of Representatives seats in the recently concluded National Assembly (NASS) elections. The opposition party in the state lost the Cross River Central and Cross River South to the...
The Cross River State Governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Usani Usani, narrowly escaped being killed by suspected kidnappers along the Calabar-Ikom highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two unidentified persons were, however, not lucky as they were killed by the gunmen who shot...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has promised to introduce new social investment program and make Cross River State a new tourism wonder of the world. Tinubu said the investment programmes will improve business productivity,widen access to affordable finance...
A former Deputy Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River, Mrs Hellen Boco, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Boco, who deputised Usani Usani, a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs in the 2019 general elections, disclosed this at an interactive session with...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The T .90 Football Club has defeated Nkwa Football Club of Calabar South by three goals to nothing at the Grand Finale of the 2022 Megameg football tournament held at Atu Field by Main Avenue. The Megameg football tournament is organized and sponsored by...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called for good neighbourliness and mutual understanding between African states to enhance trade and security and to promote development of the continent. Mr Femi Adesina, his media aide, stated in Abuja that Buhari made the call at the inauguration of the Nigeria/Cameroon Joint Border...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar on Monday affirmed the nomination of Senator Bassey Otu as the validly nominated candidate for the 2023 general election. The court declared Senator Bassey Otu as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River...
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure conduct of free, fair and credible elections in Cross River. The Governor gave the challenge on Wednesday in Calabar when he received the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Alalibo...
The Cross River State’s capital, Calabar has been thrown into darkness as one of the transformers servicing the capital city at the 132/33 KV Sub-Station in Tinapa, Adiabo area was gutted by fire. Following the incident, the whole of Atimbo in Calabar Municipality, State Housing Estate and IBB Way...