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Suspected Gang Member Arrested With Firearm In Calabar

By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command says a suspected gang member, Michael Michael Edoh, has been arrested during a routine security sweep in Calabar, the state capital. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) CSP Ugbo Irene, said the suspect was apprehended around the Jonathan Bypass axis,

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Churches And Mosques Should Acquire Police, Other Security During Services – President Tinubu Advices As Insecurity Deepens

By Patrick Obia The Commander-in-Chief of the Nigeria Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has prayed churches and mosques and other worship centers to acquire the services of the police and other service agencies during the time of service as the spite of insecurity rises across the nation. President Tinubu said this in a statement

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Police File Cybercrimes Charge Against Ayade’s Aide Over Comment On Village WhatsApp Group

The defendant served as Director General of the Greater Calabar City Development Authority while the nominal complainant served as head of the Community Social Development Agency.

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Cross River-Born SP Ikwen Appointed National Coordinator, Police Campaign Against Cultism, Other Vices

By Kelvin Ololo The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of SP Orvenonne Ikwen as the new National Coordinator of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) – a strategic national initiative of the Nigeria Police Force, designed to advance non-kinetic approaches in combating the menace of cultism

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UNICAL Law Professor, Ndifon Bags 5-Year Jail Term For Sexual Harassment

By TheInvestigator The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, November 17, 2025, convicted the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, and sentenced him to five years imprisonment for sexually harassing his female students. Delivering judgment, Justice James Omotosho found Prof. Ndifon guilty on two of the

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Police Nab Man On The Run For Raping 6 Year Old

By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Police Command has nabbed a man Etik Obol Etim who has been on the run for weeks after he raped a 6 year old, sources familiar with the matter told CrossRiverWatch on Thursday. Etim, 47, has been on the run since mid October but was arrested following a

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Governor Otu Receives New FOC, Commends Navy’s Commitment To Maritime Security

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Nigerian Navy to enhance maritime security and safeguard the state’s coastal assets. Governor Otu stated this on Tuesday while receiving the new Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Chidozie Okehie, who paid

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How Cross River Court Staff Delayed Justice For A Murder Case

By Patrick Obia “For some inexplicable reason, the Deputy Chief Registrar of Court, saddled with the duty of transmitting the Case file to Court 2 of the lkom Division of the Cross River State High Court, pursuant to the Honourable Chief Judge’s order failed to do so.” The above is the explanation given by the

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