By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Police have filed one count of car theft against a musician, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, also known as Iyanya, before the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere. In the charge sheet marked, LD/9024C/2019, the musician was accused of the conversion of a vehicle to his own. The Police alleged that Iyanya “dishonestly
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar on Friday adjourned the bail hearing for Joseph Odok, a lawyer charged with terrorism and cybercrime for criticizing Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State until Tuesday, January 21 at the instance of the prosecution. Justice Simon Amobeda who presides
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Ogar Ogbudu, has bath over 27 people with acid in Yala Local Government Area in Northern Cross River State. PARADISE NEWS gathered that the incident occurred on Monday, December 30, 2019, at Ugaga Community where a group of teenagers were having fun. An eyewitness who gave his name as Omgbidu Savour
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Chairman of Nigeria Labor Congress, Comrade Ben Ukpepi has been kidnapped. According to information available in our newsroom, he was abducted last night between the hours of 7:45pm – 8pm in his house in CROSPIL Estate, Akpabuyo. As at the time of filing this report, the Police Public
By Patrick Obia A lady suspected to be between 30-35 years of age, has stabbed her close friend with a kitchen knife to death for dating the same married man (Sugar Daddy) in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River State. Paradise News reports that the suspect identified as Monica Umoh, committed the act
By Patrick Obia Former Calabar Rovers footballer, Nkereuwem Akpan has replaced Austin Agbonlahor as Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command. CP Akpan told the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade, on Thursday at the Governor’s office during a courtesy visit, that he once played for Calabar Rovers football club. He said his posting
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Civil society organisations have called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow detained activists Omoyele Sowore, Olawale Bakare and Agba Jalingo to spend New Year in custody. The groups made the appeal while submitting a petition to the Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, in Abuja on Friday. The groups also
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The secret trial of Agba Jalingo, a CrossRiverWatch editor-in-chief and human rights activist stalled again on Wednesday after the defense counsel asked for a short date to respond on points of law to three counter affidavits filed by the prosecuting counsel, Dennis Tarhemba. The defense had filed two applications; bail and for