By Mary Bassey A High Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital and presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu has sentenced one Jide Afolabi Sunday to life imprisonment after bathing his girlfriend who refused to accept his marriage proposal. The 33-year-old Sunday is charged with attempted murder on his lover – Glory Sylvester
“Persons with disabilities in Cross River State deserve fair and equal access to the support that has been allocated for them, and we look to your leadership to ensure that their rights are upheld
A coalition of rights groups and individuals based in Nigeria and the United Kingdom who had dubbed the unfortunate incident as “Another Calabar 5” had in a statement explained that Mrs. Eyo “after telling the youth that she was not a witch, she was beaten mercilessly with machetes, sticks, and cudgels. She was also sexually
The Federal Government on Monday said it plans to raise Five billion Dollars annually to fund its Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund, following the approval of the Federal Executive Council for its establishment. The fund is part of wider efforts by the Government, which plans to expand its social register and lift a projected
Godwin Otang Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force; the Nigerian Correctional Service and Civil Society Observatory group have brainstormed on ways to bridge the gaps in the effective implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law in the State. The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogo Grimah, the immediate Controller
By Godwin Otang The Foundation for Partnership Initiative In the Niger Delta (PIND) has commenced a capacity-building program at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), to help in conflict resolution and promote peaceful coexistence. The Initiative was opened with the inauguration of the PIND’s UNICAL Peace Club on Thursday, October 12, 2023, made up of students
By Godwin Otang A Non-Governmental Organization, The Cross River Movement (TCRM), and media experts in the media space have sued for good governance and the protection of Nigerian journalists. The call was made at the TCRM monthly interactive Twitter space stakeholder engagement, held on Sunday, October 8, 2023, tagged ‘the role of media in good
By Jonathan Ugbal The Wildlife Conservation Society, WCS has handed over four boreholes it rehabilitated to three communities in Cross River State says Joseph Matthew, the WCS Communications Manager in a statement released on Thursday. The intervention was done under the Watershed Protection for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply, WATERFALL program funded by the United