No fewer than 47 applicants lost more than N51.8 million to fraudsters who allegedly sold fake local government jobs in Cross River, the state government’s investigative panel has found. Mr Nsa Ekpo, the Chairman of Cross River Local Government Service Commission, disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen in Calabar. …
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NGO raises funds for Street Children Medical Care
THE Street Priest Incorporated, an Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has said that it aimed at raising funds for the street children’s medical care to reduce their death rate in Calabar, Cross River. Mr Miracle France, the Chief Story Teller of the Organisation, made the remark while speaking to the News Agency …
Read More »BREAKING: Three Missing Medical Students Confirmed Dead In Calabar Boat Cruise
Cross River Commissioner Gyogon Augustine Grimah has confirmed three medical students who went missing after their boat capsized during a cruise on Saturday in Calabar dead. Thirteen medical students across different universities in Nigeria were involved in the boat accident. Ten of them were rescued alive as soon as the …
Read More »First Non-Indigene Muslim, 12 Others Sworn-in As Commissioners In Cross River
Alhaji Adamu Uba Musa has made history as the first Muslim faithful and non-indigene to be appointed as commissioner in Cross River State. Musa who is now Commissioner for Inter-Governmental Affairs and 12 others were sworn-in today having been screened and cleared earlier by the Cross River State House of …
Read More »Cross River Senator Withdraws Court Case Against APC
Sen. John Owan-Enoh (APC- Cross River) has withdrawn his court case challenging the outcome of the state governorship primaries which he lost. Owan-Enoh, who represents Cross River Central at the National Assembly said this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that his decision was based on …
Read More »Cross River: Police Arrest Suspected IPOB Members, Recover IEDs, 5 AK47, Others
Three persons suspected to be members of IPOB including a village head were among suspects paraded by the Cross River state Police on Monday in Calabar. The Command also recovered , four Improvised Explosive Devices , IEDs ,two explosive chemical five AK 47 riffles , 200 live ammunition , one …
Read More »Cross River :Fear Grip Motorist Over Attack By Kidnappers On Calabar-Ikom HighWay
Operators shut Motor parks early over development…Managers … we’ve deployed Anti Kidnapping tactical unit till normalcy return…PPRO There is trepidation amongst commuters , road users plying the Calabar-Ikom Highway following the an attack the Former Cross River SUBEB boss, Hon Omaga Odo along the Uyanga axis at the weekend. Park …
Read More »150 dead, 1,233 houses destroyed in Cross River communal war
One hundred and fifty people have been confirmed dead after a three-day war between two communities in Cross River over land. The Director-General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA), Mr John Inaku, confirmed the development in an interview in Calabar on Tuesday. “Between June 27 and June …
Read More »Soldier kidnapped as he leaves bank
A soldier, Musa Lawal, attached to the 13th Brigade of the Nigerian Army was on Thursday kidnapped by unknown gunmen along the busy Calabar Road in Calabar, Cross River State. Lawal had just stepped out of the bank when the gunmen bundled him into a waiting vehicle and whisked him …
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