There are strong indications that the Cross River State government has concluded arrangements to evacuate the residents of Edim Otop community in Calabar Municipal following the death of eight persons caused by a mudslide. On Wednesday, eight members of Amos Akaniyene family were submerged in a mudslide with three critically injured following a heavy downpour […]
… As celebrations trail court ruling From JUDEX OKORO, Calabar Barely one week after the Appeal Court nullified the selection processes of the Obong of Calabar, the Etubom Traditional Council of Obong of Calabar is set to elect another Efik king. Penultimate week, the Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice […]
*Orders fresh selection CITING lack of due process, the Appeal Court sitting in Calabar yesterday removed Etubom Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu as the Obong of Calabar. The judgment read by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba and confirmed by Justice Uzo Ndukwe-Anyawu and Onyekachi Otisi upheld the earlier verdict of a lower court that due process was […]
A 35-year-old man, identified as Bassey Ekpo-Efiok, has been arrested by the Cross River State Police Command for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl (name withheld) in Calabar. Father of the victim, Mr. Patrick Eyo-Ita, said the incident happened around 10pm on June 17 at Effanga Offiong Street in the Edibe-Edibe area of Calabar South. He […]
All the Legislators from the oil-rich state of Cross Rivers led by its speaker, Rt Hon. Larry Okori Odey are currently junketing across cities in the United States for lessons on American farming. The legislators have visited; Atlanta, Chicago and are currently relaxing in the U.S Capitol, in Washington, DC. According to sources, the trip […]
A 13-year-old girl, Precious Edu, has accused the brother-in law of her employer of pouring hot water on her. Edu, who said she was denied the opportunity of attending school after she was brought to work with Esther Amunde and her brother-in-law, Papa, in Calabar, Cross River State, said Papa poured the water on her […]
Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has officially resumed work after a three-month vacation. Imoke, who returned to the country last Friday, has in compliance with the provisions of the Constitution written to the House of Assembly, notifying the state lawmakers of his return. Meanwhile, the governor has congratulated former president Olusegun Obasanjo on […]
Calabar – Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River returned to Calabar on Friday after several months of absence, an aide said on Saturday. Imoke’s Special Assistant on Media, Mr Christian Ita, in Calabar said the governor arrived after 10 p.m aboard a chartered flight. “The governor arrived in Calabar through the Margaret Ekpo International Airport […]
January 16, 2013 by Maureen Azuh Nollywood actress, Shan George, has relocated to her state, Cross River. But contrary to reports, she says she has not gone in search of greener or saner pastures. According to the news making the rounds online, George is said to have relocated because Calabar is more peaceful than Lagos. […]
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru CALABAR— Cross River State Command of Nigeria Immigration Service has arrested a final year student of College of Education, Akamkpa, for alleged armed robbery and no fewer than 10 illegal immigrants in Calabar. State Comptroller of Immigration, Mr. Samuel Ogwiji, said the Monitoring and Surveillance team he set up carried out a […]
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