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EXCLUSIVE: Retired AIG Joseph Mbu Orders Detention Of Police Inspectors In Cross River After He Arbitrarily Locked Community Town Hall

By SaharaReporters Two officers of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), Inspector Kokotte Isang and Inspector Goodnews Etim, attached to retired Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Joseph Mbu, have been detained at the Ikom Police Station, Cross River State, following a reported altercation involving local residents and some military personnel.According to a situation report from the Unit

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BREAKING: Police Release Nurses Arrested For Treating ‘Stranger’ After Protest Rocks C’River Command

Simply identified as Joy, Mary, and Deborah, they were arrested while administering care to patients at the Accident and Emergency ward, and spent the night detained in their uniforms with their families left confused and in tears.

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BREAKING: Nurses Protest, Shut UCTH After Police Arrest Colleagues For Treating ‘Stranger’

By Jonathan Ugbal Nurses and midwives have shut the entrance to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, while protesting the arrest of three of their colleagues. Numbering over 100, and donning their white gowns, the nurses embarked on a protest, downing tools on Tuesday morning with some patients wondering what their fate is. “Nurses

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JUST IN: Police Arrest 3 Nurses In Cross River For Treating ‘Stranger’

By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Police Command on Monday arrested three yet to be identified nurses after a relative of a patient who died reported theft of a sim card. The three nurses, stationed at the Accident and Emergency Department of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital were asked to provide care after

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Stakeholders Capacity Building Engagement On Methane Emissions Reduction Kicks Off In Nigeria’s Capital

By Patrick Obia An advanced two-day capacity building workshop on “Strengthening Public Accountability of Methane Emissions Reduction Efforts”, has kicked off in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja. The capacity building training session aims to equip Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and media professionals with the technical knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively drive the discourse. The

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Community Accuses Government Of Neglect Over Blackout, 13 Years Abandoned Road Project

By Kelvin Ololo Residents living in Akpanim Community of Calabar South Local Government Area in Cross River State, have lamented over 3 months lack of electricity and13 years abandoned road project The community whose major populations are students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) with other households,

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ICYMI: Protest Rocks Cross River Communities Over Herdsmen Invasion

By Favour Adinya Farmers and community members have staged a peaceful protest in Utugbor, Abuana, and Akpakpa communities of Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River, over herdsmen invasion and destruction. The protesters in their numbers chanted songs in disapproval of herdsmen presence in their communities, demanding an end to grazing on their farmland and

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‘Traces of Time’ Unveiled As Theme For 2025 Carnival Calabar

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent  The splendour of the Carnival Calabar annual fiesta was on stage at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, on Thursday night as Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, unveiled “Traces of Time” as the theme for the 2025 Carnival. The 2025 event marks the 20th anniversary of one of

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