By Odey Ojeka and Obeten Godfrey The Police in Yakurr local government area have arrested a suspect believed to be among three assailants who robbed and killed a commercial cyclist’s in Ugep, Yakurr last week. “The suspect in our custody was arrested through the collaboration of the Ekori and Mkpani cyclist union,” a source in
By Odey Ojeka A commercial cyclist was on Sunday, stabbed to death by suspected robbers who also made away with his bike in Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State. The cyclist, unnamed was attacked at the boundary between Nko and Agoi- Ekpo at about 10:00AM on the eve of Christmas while on
By Frank Edima A lecturer in the department of history of the college of Education Akamkpa, Mr. Anthony Bissong has resigned citing corruption as the reason why. This was contained in a letter Mr. Bissong addressed to the Registrar of the College where he said that the college has “nosedived” into a “theatre of absurdities”
By Ogar Monday A clergyman, Evangelist Friday Akpan has said that certain events makes one tempted to ask God, just like Habakkuk did; why he allows men to commit evil and get away with. Mr. Akpan made this query while giving the eulogy Saturday when the remains of Derek Maurice Ben, an undergraduate of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Members of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Cross River, Wednesday held a peaceful rally in support of the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police Force. Bearing placards with inscriptions such as: “we stand with SARS,” “stop meddling into police affairs,” “Cross River stand with SARS,”
By Aplefe Ojong A native of Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital residing in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River is currently in Police custody for tying the hands and legs of his daughter for allegedly stealing his non alcoholic beverage popularly referred to as ‘mineral.’ The man unnamed, is said to have attracted
By Ushang Ewa The Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Michael Edem has released a total of 124 inmates on awaiting trial with minor offences during a two day visit to the Afokang maximum security prisons in Calabar, the state capital. Mr. Edem said that the exercise was constitutional and the inmates freed were
By Ushang Ewa A student of the Cross River University of Technology simply identified as Sunday was on Saturday shot dead by suspected gangstas in a renewed rivalry. This followed the arrest of three students suspected to be members of a gang, the Supreme Vikings Confraternity (Baggers) on Friday afternoon after a brief gun battle