By Patrick Obia Yet- to- be identified official of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has been electrocuted in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The incident is said to occur the early evening of Thursday 27 October at the entrance to Margaret Ekpo International Airport and opposite Airport Police Station. In a 15 seconds video
By Patrick Obia Cross River-born Iso Bassey will be one of the key speakers at the 2022 Black History Month celebration at the United Kingdom’s House of Parliament. Black History Month (BHM) is recognized in the United Kingdom and celebrated every October since 1987 when it was marked with an event hosted at the Commonwealth
By Jonathan Ugbal A coalition of rights groups and activists based in Nigeria and the United Kingdom have appealed to the international community, and the Federal and State Governments to ensure that those who murdered five people last week in Ndon Nwong community in Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State on the allegations of
By Patrick Obia It was a teary and emotion-filled Wednesday afternoon at the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India as the Flamingos of Nigeria lost 5:6 on penalty shootouts to the Las Cafeteras of the Columbian U-17 women’s team. Both teams had played the first 45 minutes nil-nil in a game that was
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed that an unidentified lady died on the premises of Planet Guest House, a hotel in Calabar Municipal on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Information reaching our newsroom suggests that the lady checked into the hotel with a man but was found dead after the hotel
By Patrick Obia Mrs. Iquo Edet Iyo and 4 other suspects are said to have been tortured, killed, and buried in a forest over witchcraft allegations in Ndon Nwong village, Okurikang, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The sad event began on Wednesday, 12 October 2022 when a little boy of 8-9 years
Twenty-nine-old Victor Adung, who is searching for his mother from whom he was separated since he was an infant, tells OPEYEMI ADEFEMI of Punch Newspaper what he has been through. Please tell us about yourself. My name is Victor Adung. I am from Cross River State. I am 29 years old. I just graduated from the Federal
By Asare Asare, Daily Post A new Commissioner of Police has been posted to Cross River State. He is CP Sule Balarabe from Kano State. He is replacing former CP, Aminu Alhassan. Before his promotion to Commissioner, Balarabe was Deputy Commissioner of Police at the Department of Operations, in Kano State. Balarabe was appointed Sarkin