By Asare Asare, Daily Post A 24-year-old man, identified as Joseph Emmanuel residing at 3 Esit Ebom Street, Calabar, has allegedly beaten his 10-year-old daughter to death following a domestic dispute over a misplaced petrol pipe. According to reports, the incident occurred on Wednesday 21 January 2026, after the child allegedly misplaced her father’s petrol
By Asare Asare, Daily Post The Cross River State Government has reduced traffic offences from 35 to four in a move aimed at easing the burden on transport operators and improving the ease of doing business in the state. Speaking in his office on Tuesday, 20th January , 2026, the Chairman of Commercial Transport Regulatory
By Godwin Ajom A female traditional ruler in Eyong Abatim community, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, Obongawan Marie Ikpeme Erete (Aruk Ii), has called for unity amongst Nigerians and deliberate promotion of local contents, particularly cotton materials as a pathway to national prosperity. Obongawan Marie gave the advice while unfolding her efforts
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Command and the Controller of Corrections, Cross River State Command, have met to strengthen collaboration in the state. The meeting held in the Police Command headquarters, Diamond Hills, Calabar, between CP Rashid Afegbua with his management team and the Controller of Prison in the state, Aniekan Archibong Nya.
By Kelvin Ololo A disagreement over a missing bunch of plantain has ended in tragedy, leaving two middle-aged men dead after a brutal machete confrontation in Akpap-Okoyong community, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The Guardian online reported that the fatal clash occurred at the weekend when suspicion and anger spiralled out of
By Jonathan Ugbal A High Court of Cross River State presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu on Monday sentenced Okon Ekpo Effiong to death for acts of aggravated assault, rape and armed robbery. Effiong, 33, had alongside four others gang raped a lady and two children after an armed robbery attack. The attack occurred on
By Godwin Ajom And Kelvin Ololo About 80 militants operating along the Bakassi-Oron waterways in Cross River State, have voluntarily surrendered themselves and assorted weapons to security authorities, following sustained engagement under the state’s ongoing arms mop-up initiative. The surrender occurred after coordinated efforts involving Operation Okwok and other police components, working alongside the Cross
By Christian Njoku The dawn of the democratic era in 1999 ushered in an administration in Cross River that made tourism its forte by activating many of the state’s tourism sites and even establishing more. Between 1999 and 2007, records show that there was a massive influx of fun seekers into the state not just