By Patrick Obia Youths of Cross River State, have been urged to know their neighbors and take total charge of security in their immediate environment. Security experts gave the spur in a one-day security summit and launch of Operation Know Your Neighbor, spearheaded by the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), in Calabar. The security
By Jonathan Ugbal It has been 31 days since Comrade Ben Ukpepi, the Chairman of the Nigerian Labor Congress in Cross River State was kidnapped in front of his residence at the CROSPIL estate in Akpabuyo Local Government Area. It is the second time Mr. Ukpepi would suffer in the hands of kidnappers, yet, there
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Contrary to reportage (not by this Newspaper) that 15 headless bodies were found in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) which made the discovery, said the corpses were eight. Seven males and a female were discovered by the Cross River State
By Edem Edem, Daily Post The Police Command in Cross River State has threatened to deal ruthlessly with the organized labour if they embark on its planned protest over the kidnap of their Chairman, Comrade Ben Ukpekpi. In a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Irene Ugbo, titled “Planned Protest
By Kelvin Ololo The organized labour in Cross River has threatened to shut down the State if government fails to secure the release of Ben Ukpepi, the Chairman of the State’s chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) who was kidnapped on Sunday. This is the second time in 15 months that Mr. Ukpepi has
By Archibong Jeremiah The NLC Chairman of Cross River State, Comrade Ben Ukpekpi has just been kidnapped. This is the second time he’s been kidnapped. He was taken in front of his house. He was kidnapped in the presence of his wife, moments ago while standing outside his house at CROSPIL Estate in Akpabuyo, Calabar.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Ogoja division of the High Court of Cross River State has granted an order restraining any person from entering the premises housing Magistrate Court 2 in Ogoja magisterial division pending the determination of the Motion on Notice filed by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The Ogoja branch of the NBA approached
By Socrates Mbamalu, FIJ On October 20, 2020, various Nigerian Newspapers such as The Daily Times, Vanguard, La Mode, The Sun Newspaper and The Nation praised Ngozikachi Abimbola Onyeluo, the Chief Executive Officer of Kachi Beauty Products and daughter of popular Nollywood actress Ireti Doyle, for empowering women, distributors, and entrepreneurs. One headline read, Kachi beauty