By Ettah rejoice The Cross River State Police Command has appealed to the public to assist in identifying the family or relatives of an 18-year-old woman, Justina Okon, who was found wandering around the Tinapa Junction area of Calabar. According to a press release issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah
By Kelvin Ololo The High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, presided by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu sentenced 51-year-old Apostle Ubong Bassey Etim to death by hanging for the murder of his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Bassey. The 16-year-old Deborah was said to have lived with Down Syndrome condition and was falsely accused of witchcraft
Every family, school, and community thrives when people set aside their differences to pursue a common purpose. The same principle applies to a nation. Nigeria’s greatest strength lies not in our diversity – tribes, or religion alone but in our ability to unite despite them. Nigeria is blessed with immense human and natural resources. We
By Patrick Obia The Governing Council of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has dismissed eight members of staff and sanctioned another following various cases of alleged misconduct. The decisions were contained in a memo issued by the Office of the Registrar on July 17, 2026, detailing disciplinary actions approved at the university’s 174th Governing Council
By Patrick Obia Just six days after a devastating landslide claimed the lives of five people in Ikot Awatim Community, Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of Cross River State, another landslide has claimed the life of an eight-year-old girl. The latest incident occurred in a community known as “Borrow Pit” along Old Stream Road in
By Joy Okpa Fear has gripped residents of Elijah Henshaw off Palm Street, in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, following the discovery of the lifeless body of a man in a drainage channel. The discovery made on Friday, July 17, 2026, attracted residents who gathered in small groups as heavy rainfall
Think about this, I do not think that anyone is in doubt about the fact that everything uniformed in Nigeria, stands for extortion. In other words, all uniformed organizations in Nigeria that were created with the goal of serving Nigerians, are primarily extortionist and every day, any of their personnel go out to work, the
By Kelvin Ololo No fewer than 100 women across various constituencies in Cross River State, have undergone intensive training on political leadership and participation as part of efforts to increase women’s representation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The one day capacity building workshop, themed “strengthening women’s voices in political leadership and governance”, was organized