By Channels TV Tuesday’s meeting between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government has again ended without an agreement. This means the six-month-old strike by public university lecturers is set to continue. The striking lecturers had met with the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee on Tuesday at the National
By Patrick Obia A Magistrates Court sitting in Moore road, Calabar has remanded a couple Mr. and Mrs. Effiom Nsefik who allegedly beat up the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Police Force, Cross River State Command – ASP Irene Ugbo. In suit No. MC/225/2022 between the Commissioner of Police versus Eyo Effiom Nsefik and
By Patrick Obia We The People (WTP) – Center for Social Studies and Development has called for access to youth engagement as the world marks the 2022 International youth day. In a statement, signed by WTP’s Cross River State Coordinator, Okang Tatu, sued for collective efforts of all stakeholders to create platforms for intergenerational solidarity
By Ijioma Opara, The ICIR Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has ordered all Commissioners of Police (CPs) across the 36 States of the federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to beef up security around hospitals, schools, and other national infrastructure across the country. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the
By Bankole Abe, The ICIR Nigerian security officials bore a significant brunt of killings by non-state actors, as 138 policemen have been killed in the last eight months across the country. This is according to data obtained from the Council on Foreign Relations’ Nigeria Security Tracker (NST), a website that tracks violent incidents related to
By Patrick Obia Husband and wife, Mr. And Mrs. Effiom Nsefik have allegedly beaten up the Public Relations Officer of Nigerian Police Force, Cross River State Command, ASP Irene Ugbo. DSP Igri Ewa, Deputy PPRO who confirmed the incident to CrossRiverWatch, said the Police spokesman – Irene was attacked by the couple who happens to
By Godwin Otang The Ikom Calabar Federal Highway, linking Calabar to the Mfum borders, has been submerged in a massive flood at Okuni, restricting traffic flow along the road. Our reporter who visited the site reports that the flood is a result of an overflow of waters from the Ikom River resulting from massive rainfalls
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper A 19-year-old Senior Secondary School student, Stella Ndoma, has cried out over the murder of her father, Chief Mbayin Ndoma a.k.a. Otisco, in his hometown in Cross River State, and is seeking justice. Stella called on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, and the Cross River State Police Commissioner, Aminu