By Patrick Obia Some residents of Essien Street in Calabar South Local Government Area who lost their homes to fire on Wednesday are currently counting their losses. CrossRiverWatch broke the story after a victim, Ntiero Ekanem called the newsroom mistaking the contact for the Cross River State Fire Service. This Newspaper promptly called the service
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Brigadier General Everest Okoro has resumed as the 56th commander of the 13th Brigade, Nigerian Army Calabar. Brig. Gen. Okoro takes over from Major General Peter Malla following his promotion and subsequent transfer to head the Department of Army Administration at the Headquarters, Nigerian Army in Abuja. The Parchment, reports that during
By Haruna Mohammed Salisu, WikkiTimes In Ningi in Bauchi State, local politicians are enabling massive felling of trees in forest reserves despite Nigeria’s pledge to protect its forests and stop deforestation as part of the country’s measures to combat climate change. In Ningi, Chairman of the local government area, Mamuda Hassan Tabla is aiding and abetting
By Patrick Obia and Maxwell Effiong The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have released schedules of activities leading up to the February 26, 2022 legislative by-elections into different constituencies in the country. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had last week, announced that it has slated February 26th to conduct
By Sylvia Felix The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has urged eligible Nigerians to take advantage of the commission’s online open portal for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. INEC said since its formation, “this is one of the Commission’s innovations to enhance voter experience by making the registration exercise faster, easier, and less crowded
By Kingsley Nwezeh, This Day Newspaper The Nigerian Army yesterday announced the redeployment of General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and senior officers to various commands and positions. A statement signed by Army Spokesman, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, said the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Faruk Yahaya, approved the posting and appointment of the senior officers.
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper No fewer than 2,560 Nigerian international passports have been abandoned at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Calabar office. The Comptroller Immigration Service (CIS), Christopher Baikie made this known while speaking with some journalists in his office on Tuesday. Confirming the situation, the passport control officer, Mrs. Clementina Ogbundu said the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin WikkiTimes, an investigative news outlet has knocked the Nigerian Presidency over its statement denying allegations of stealing over a billion naira, through an imaginary streetlight project in Adamawa State. The online media challenged the presidency to prove its investigation wrong by producing contrary evidence to what it unearthed. The story revealed how