By Archibong Jeremiah Emmanuel Dominic, a 400 level student of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has been taken into custody by men of the Nigeria Police Force, State Housing Division, Calabar Cross River State for allegedly stealing three hundred thousand (N300, 000) naira from a fruit seller in Calabar. According to the fruit seller who
By Jonathan Ugbal Aviation Company, Air Peace Nigeria Limited says it will soon increase the number of flights to Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Chairman of the airline, Mr. Allen Onyema stated this Saturday in Lagos while speaking with Government House Correspondents on the sidelines of the Tell Magazine Awards where Crosss River Governor,
By Jonathan Ugbal A suspected car battery thief was yesterday (Tuesday) beaten severely by an angry mob at Akai Effa community in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. This is the second mob action against suspected criminals in Calabar in 48 hours with the first reported on Sunday, as one person was set ablaze at
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari is set to inaugurate General Electric’s (GE) USD250 million manufacturing plant in Calabar, the Cross River State capital by the third quarter of 2017 says the president and chief executive officer of GE Nigeria, Mr. Lazarus Angbazo. Former Vice President Namadi Sambo had broke ground for GE’s ambitious
By Grace Orok Contrary to the wide spread belief by many Cross Riverians that the intervention of the APC led federal government in several failed federal highways in Cross River state is influenced by leaders of the party holding federal appointments, the Cross River state government has emphasized that it is the persistent effort of
By Ushang Ewa A suspected robber was burnt to death by an angry mob Sunday afternoon in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The robber was chased down after a trader raised an alarm following an attempt to rob traders at the Edim Otop market in Calabar Municipal local government area, sources told CrossRiverWatch. Details
By Our Reporter The Police in Cross River State has launched a manhunt to recover a rifle allegedly stolen by youths of Oku community in Boki local government area of central Cross River State. Oku community is over 230 kilometers north of Calabar, the Cross River State capital and is one of the host communities
By Jonathan Ugbal The continuous delay in the dredging of Calabar Channel was caused partly by Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan whom following advice from former Transport Minister, Umar Idris allowed a company belonging to a Senator, Goodhope Uzodinma to hustle the Nigerian Ports Authority into a deal which saw it receive $12.5 million without