Former Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Cross River State and General Overseer of Intercessors Bible Mission (IBM) in Calabar, Cross River State, Archbishop Archibong Archibong has said that the country and its leadership and indeed the elders have taken the young people for granted for too long. Speaking to newsmen in … Read more
Five persons were reported dead with three children declared missing in Calabar on Friday night following the outbreak of looting and violence in the city by hoodlums who invaded public and private warehouses to loot. Three of those who died were trapped in the fire that engulfed the Cross River State office of the State … Read more
Eleven people were killed, and two others injured in a road accident along the Calabar-Mbarakom-Awi highway in Cross River State. The Sector Head of Operations, Deputy Corps Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mathew Egbe, confirmed the incident to Channels Television. He blamed the accident on over speeding on the part of the driver … Read more
An unidentified lady slumped on Monday September 21 in Calabar while protesting against her sack by the Cross River State Government. Governor Ben Ayade had mid 2019, directed the delisting of about 2,500 names from the payroll of the Cross River State government, claiming that most of those employed between 2014 till then did not … Read more
Cross River State Police Command has rescued two kidnapped victims, a University Don and a staff of Larfage Cement Company in the State. This was contained in a press release issued on Thursday evening by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Irene Ugbo and made available to newsmen. The release stated in part, “The … Read more
Five suspected cultists have been arrested with human skulls in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. Cross River state commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Danjuma Elisha said the suspects were apprehended following a raid on a compound in Ogoja area. He said; “This is a case of suspected … Read more
An 8-year-old boy was scarred with hot iron by his aunt because he ate the 50 Naira groundnut she left in the house. The incident happened at Anantigha, Calabar South, on Sunday, August 16, when the aunt returned from Sunday service to discover that the groundnut was gone. She questioned the boy about it, then … Read more
Four Chinese workers abducted from a quarry site in Cross Rivers state have been freed, police said Sunday. Unknown gunmen seized the Chinese nationals in Akpabuyo in Cross Rivers state last month and killed their police guard. “We were able to secure the release of the Chinese nationals in Akpabuyo at about 1700 hours on … Read more