By Ushang Ewa The Federal College of Education Obudu (FCEOB) has suspended its Bursar, Mr. Sixtus Ushie for alleged theft of NGN125 million from the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System, GIFMIS, salary account of the college. The Governing Council of the institution after its sitting on September 29 directed Mr. Sixtus to proceed on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Ministry of Justice has requested Nigeria’s secret police; The DSS to investigate an alleged threat to life of some indigenes of Cross River State. The Attorney General of the Federation in a letter dated September 26, 2017 and addressed to the Director General of the DSS requested the Department to
By Jonathan Ugbal Over 200 constables who graduated from the Police Training School in Odukpani last month have been posted to different divisions across the state. About 581 constables from Akwa Ibom and Cross River State graduated with those of Cross River origin given their postings on Friday Police sources say. They comprised of over
By Ushang Ewa The Police in Cross River State have rescued one Mrs. Comfort Bassey, 5 days after she was kidnapped on Monday in Calabar. Sources in the Police command say operatives of the newly formed Anti-Kidnapping and Cultism squad of the Police Commissioner, CP Hafiz Inuwa tracked the suspected kidnappers to Akpap – Okoyong
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The wife of the Commissioner for Rural Transformation, Establishment and Training, Honorable Sunday Achunekang has died. Mrs. Achunekang is said to have died on Wednesday morning after a brief illness. Friends say she had complained of ill health on Tuesday night and on Wednesday morning, was taken by her husband to an
By Odey Ojeka The youth forum in Ugep community of central Cross River state have commenced a sensitization and reorientation campaign to checkmate the menace of gangstarism in the area. The President of the forum, Stephen ‘Ewa’ George on Tuesday led youth leaders in the four political wards that make up Ugep where he called
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has said that to tackle the issues of insecurity, the microscopic aspect of the society charged with the upbringing of the young ones; the family must be effective. Ayade stated this while delivering his goodwill message at a public lecture on security
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Michael Edet is currently Police custody after his arrest for allegedly defiling a female youth corps member (names withheld) serving in Ekpri-Obutong area of Bakassi local government area in southern Cross River State last weekend. Mr. Edet is said to have broken into Block A6, Obutong Estate at about 11:00 PM