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Taxi Drivers Shut Down Calabar Over Alleged Harassment By Task Force, VIO, FRSC

By Kelvin Ololo Commercial taxi drivers in Cross River State on Thursday 26 February 2026, blocked major roads in Calabar to protest what they described as harassment and heavy taxation by government task forces and traffic agencies. The protest took place at key points in the city, including the University of Calabar main gate, Watt

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Advocacy Group Sues For Urgent Reforms Of Cross River Forestry Law

By Sylvia Akpan Advocacy group, We The People and other stakeholders, have sued for urgent reforms to the Cross River State Forestry Law, 2010, citing lost of 60% of its original forest cover and the need to align with the present day realities. The call was made during a media briefing held on Wednesday, February

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Mass Recruited Police Constables To Commence Physical And Credential Screening

By Patrick Obia In continuation of the ongoing recruitment of Constables into the Nigeria Police Force, all candidates who successfully completed the online recruitment registration exercise are notified that physical and credential screening have been scheduled to hold between 9th March, 2026 and 18th April, 2026, across the federation. This is contained in a press

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JUST IN: Court Sentence Man To Life Imprisonment For Raping 8- Year Old

By Jonathan Ugbal A High Court of Cross River State presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu has convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment, one Uduak Etim Udoh for the rape of a minor. Udoh, 39, was arrested for defiling an 8 year old on March 31st 2025. Upon conclusion of investigations, he was charged to

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2027 Elections: Stakeholders Undergoing Training To Combat Disinformation, Others

By Kelvin Ololo As Nigeria prepares for future electoral cycles, no fewer than 35 media professionals and civil society actors from Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, and Edo states are participating in a three-day specialized conference on countering disinformation, fake news, misinformation, and hate speech in electoral processes. The conference, which began on

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BREAKING: Court Bars Cross River Assembly From Proceeding With Impeachment Of Ogoja Vice Chairman

By Jonathan Ugbal A High Court of Cross River State sitting in Ogoja and presided over by Justice Daniel Ofre Kulo last week restrained the Cross River State House of Assembly from proceeding further with the impeachment process or taking steps that will culminate in the removal of the Vice Chairman of Ogoja Local Government

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BREAKING: Cross River Suspends Scrap Activities Over Rising Vandalism

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has suspended, for an initial period of six months, all scrap related activities to curb what it calls an “alarming rise in vandalism, theft, and the destruction of public infrastructure and private property.” This was contained in a statement signed by the Attorney General of the State,

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‘I Sought The Truth, Not An Arrest’- Cross River Lawmaker Breaks Silence On Obono-Obla’s Detention

By Kelvin Ololo The lawmaker representing Yakurr 1 State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Cyril Omini, has publicly addressed the controversy surrounding the arrest of former presidential aide, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, insisting that his petition to the Nigeria Police Force was motivated by a demand for truth and not a

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