•Armed soldiers The village head of Odonget community in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, Chief Richard Ahim Ayan, and other community leaders have decried an alleged military invasion of their village, which they said left families scattered and several residents missing. The traditional ruler and many villagers reportedly f...
•Policemen Two middle-aged men died over the weekend in Odukpani, near Calabar, Cross River State, following a knife fight where both inflicted severe knife cuts on each other. The knife fight took place in a community called Akpap -Okoyong in Odukpani Local Government Area of the state, reports Vanguard. An eye witness, Ettenma, who is [&hell...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the suspected killers of a Professor of Neurology, Ekanem Philip Ephraim, nearly two years after the murder. A credible source confirmed this to our correspondent today, identifying the gang leader as a 24-year-old Patrick Essien Etim and his accomplice, Bassey Antiha Asuquo, 4...
•CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding financial inclusion and driving economic growth by promoting the adoption of alternative payment systems. The apex bank expressed this commitment at a sensitisation exercise known as the ‘CBN Fair,’ held at the Dome Event Centre in Calabar toda...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed claims that a state congress was held in Cross River, maintaining that the exercise had been formally postponed by the National Working Committee (NWC). The party warned that members behind the purported gathering risk facing disciplinary measures, reports Vanguard. Briefing journalists in Abuja...
•Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State Cross River State government has abolished the use of textbooks embedding workbooks in all government and private schools across the state. The ban is part of a comprehensive package of education policy reforms designed to standardize practices in public and private schools, safeguard pupils’ welfare, ...
•Police A combined force of police officers, soldiers, and other security agents yesterday raided an abandoned hospital in Iso-Bendeghe village, Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, in a major operation following an attack on a police outpost by suspected hoodlums. The swift action, ordered by the State Commissioner of Police, CP R...
•The suspects and seized items The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Cross River State Command has seized 2,687 tonnes of cannabis sativa and its seeds in Obereakai community, Akamkpa Local Government Area. The State Commander of NDLEA, Rachael Umebuali, disclosed today in Calabar that the seizure was made following a tip-off and a four-hou...
•Governor Bassey Otu The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River yesterday granted Governor Bassey Otu and his deputy, Mr Peter Odey, an automatic ticket for the 2027 General Election. Speaking at the APC Secretariat in Calabar, the party’s Chairman, Mr Alphonsus Eba, urged other party members aspiring for political positions to begin t...
•Some prison inmates In a bid to alleviate overcrowding in Nigeria’s correctional facilities, four state governors have granted pardons to over 120 inmates across various prisons in their states in the last three months. The pardon is part of ongoing efforts to reduce congestion in the nation’s correctional system, reports Sunday PUNCH. Govern...
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