By Maxwell Effiong The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the first private and indigenous radio station in the ancient city of Calabar, Cross River State, Hit 95.9 FM, Mr. Patrick Ugbe has raised alarm over a fake Instagram account with his name. The CEO in a disclaimer on his official IG account @ugbepatrick advised his
By Maxwell Effiong The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Cross River State Chapter has urged youths to shun societal vices inimical to positive growth and development. The call was made during a public lecture commemorating the 2021 democracy day, #June12 in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. In his welcome address, the Chapter
By News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The National Industrial Court in Abuja on Tuesday declared as lacking in merit, a suit filed by a former Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr. Larry Okori-Odey, seeking pension for his tenure as Acting Governor. In the virtual judgment, Justice Sanusi Kado held that the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Enugu State Police Command has arrested an aged woman for allegedly giving out her seven-year-old granddaughter to different men as a sex slave, and collecting the money in return. The woman, whose name was concealed for investigation purposes, was arrested first by Ugwuagor Vigilantes in the Abakpa community, Enugu East Local Government
By Nurudeen Lawal, Legit.Ng The Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, has upheld the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Stephen Odey, in the Cross River North Senatorial District by-election. ThisDay reported that the three-man panel of the tribunal delivered its ruling on Friday, June 18. The panel led by
By Maxwell Effiong June 16 every year is a day set aside to celebrate the African Child by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), to honor those that participated in the Soweto revolution in 1976, but was first marked in 1991. Centre for Creative Art Education, a Non-Governmental Organisation and it’s partners joined the international
By Patrick Obia The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), has reopened for academic activities after the Calabar campus of the varsity was temporarily shutdown two weeks ago. The institution went haywire after a student, Ford Moses Nkasi was stabbed to death by robbers in the school premises, which led to peaceful protest then, untamed thereafter.
By Ushang Ewa Comrade Ben Ukpepi, the Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Cross River State has been released after veeb5in captivity for 85 Days. Mr. Ukpepi was kidnapped on March 21st 2021 about 400 days after he was released from his first kidnap. He was released after ransom was paid twice after an