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Police Parades 7 Suspects On Sundry Crimes, Recover Arms In Cross River

By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force led by the Commissioner of Police, CP Peter Ukachi has held his first media parly in the state. The engagement with Journalists in Calabar was also the parade of seven suspects for various offenses and the recovery of one locally fabricated Beretta

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Calabar Court Sentences 47-Year-Old Man To Life In Jail

By Patrick Obia A High Court of Cross River State (Family Court 2), sitting in Calabar, and presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu, has sentenced a 47-year-old man, Ita Okon to life imprisonment for rape. Ita Okon was convicted on Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 after he was found guilty of the crime. In addition to

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CP Peter Ukachi Resumes As The 45th Cross River State Commissioner Of Police

By Patrick Obia CP Peter Ukachi Opara has resumed as the 45th Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. At a ceremony held at the Command’s Headquarters, Diamond Hill, Calabar, included the formal inspection of the Sentry guard at the quarter guard, overseen by the Command’s Management Team. In a

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BREAKING: Former Cross River AG, Tanko Ashang Is Dead

Called to the bar in 1993, Ashang was elevated to the rank of a SAN on September 29th 2022, and is listed at number 725 in the order of elevation of Senior Advocates.

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Pregnant Woman Abducted By Suspected Kidnappers In Cross River

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Armed welding suspected Kidnappers have abducted a pregnant woman in Cross River State. The heavily pregnant woman (name undisclosed) was kidnapped yesterday in Eseku Community, Creek Town of Odukpani Local Government Area of the state. Sources told CrossRiverWatch that the target was her husband who escaped but they had no option but

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Bandits Kill Cross River-Born Soldier On Peace-Keeping

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River-born soldier AB. CA Agba with Force number SS7358, has allegedly been killed by armed welding bandits. CA Agba, a younger brother of CrossRiverWatch’s Editor-In-Chief, Citizen Agba Jalingo until his demise was serving as part of the Nigerian Navy contingent in Benue State, where they were ambushed and killed in Agatu

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Lafarge PLC Seeks Application Of Female Truck Drivers For Free Training

By Patrick Obia One of the world’s largest cement manufacturers and specialists in cement, construction aggregates, and concrete, Lafarge PLC, is calling for interested females to apply to be trained as truck drivers in Calabar. At least, no less than 20 slots are up for grabs for women/ young ladies who are self-sufficient, agile, passionate,

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Abi Community Confers Chieftaincy On Imoke’s Former Aide, Iwara Inah

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Council of Traditional Rulers in Usumutong Community, Abi Local Government Area, have conferred an honorary chieftaincy title on Iwara Inah, a former domestic aide to ex-Governor Liyel Imoke.  Iwara was honored with the title of ‘Ovai Ikpareh 1 of Usumutong,’ which translates to ‘Problem Solver of Usumutong.’ The title was conferred

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