By CrossRiverWatch Admin The incident happened on 31st July 2022 in Ekori LGA, Cross River State Central Senatorial District. Until his dismissal PC Okoi Liyomo who joined the Police in 2019 with force number 524503 was attached to Ekori Division. Watch:
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS on Sunday, arrested a lecturer at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Mr. Dennis Inakefe in a gestapo-styled operation. Mr. Inakefe was picked up at about 5:00 AM in his Calabar residence with terrified neighbors shouted at by the operatives who were armed and numbered about six while
Calabar, the Cross River State capital, once reputed as the cleanest city in Nigeria, is currently “at war” with heaps of refuse, competing for space with residents, Ada Wodu of Punch Newspaper writes. For some weeks now, the Cross River State Government has been battling to evacuate heaps of refuse all over Calabar, the State
By Kehinde Ogunyale Climate Tracker traveled to a southern community in Nigeria and spoke to farmers who considered wildlife migration and conservation a threat to their farming businesses.Having spent his entire life surrounded by forest, Kyrien Ojong (52) considered no other business as good as farming in Bamba community, located in southern Nigeria. All of
By Patrick Obia and Andy Ukweni As earlier reported, the Government of Cross River State has refuted claims Governor Ayade has lifted the embargo placed on wood logging in the State. This was debunked in a press release issued on Friday by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Linus Obogo, and the Chairman, Cross River
By Patrick Obia Okoi Liyomo, a Police officer who was caught in the viral video flogging a civilian with a machete in Ekori, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross Rivers State is currently facing trial at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this on Friday. The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has lifted the State-wide ban on wood logging to enable him to think outside the box. Governor Ayade stated this in Calabar through the Chairman, Cross River State Forestry Commission, Chief Tony Udiandeye in a stakeholder’s crucial meeting held in the Forestry Commission, Calabar said
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Cross River State Ministry of Justice has created the Citizens’ Rights Department to entertain complaints bordering on sexual and gender-based violence, rape, wife battery, forced marriage, and denial of parental responsibility amongst others. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the State, Barr. Tanko Ashang disclosed this