By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has debunked a viral video alleging that herdsmen recently attacked farmland in Odukpani Local Government Area, describing the claim as false and misleading. In a press statement signed and issued by the Police Public Relations officer ASP Sunday Eitokpah on Tuesday, the Command said an on-the-spot
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Government has constituted a five-man Panel of Inquiry to investigate the recent Local Government Service recruitment exercise following widespread complaints and public outcry over alleged irregularities in the process. The decision was announced in a press release dated April 8, 2026, and signed by the Secretary to the
By Kelvin Ololo The death of Mr. Michael Nnanke Obeten, a respected alumnus of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) and community figure, has ignited fresh calls for urgent reforms on the use of firearms at public gatherings, as his former classmates demand justice and accountability over what they describe as a preventable tragedy.
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has called on the general public to render assistance in identifying a missing child found in Calabar on Monday, 6th April 2026, at about within the premises of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Akim. According to the police, the child was brought to the Police by a
By Kelvin Ololo For years, the faithful at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, gathers every Good Friday to witness a familiar face carry the cross. Michael Obetan, fondly called “English Man”, did not just act the role of Jesus Christ, he lived it with a quiet
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has blamed the recent fire incident that razed a popular wood market in Calabar- Akim Timber market, on “a power spark.” A devastating fire had burnt down parts of the timber market, destroying goods worth millions of naira and heightening concerns over a growing pattern of
By Kelvin Ololo Popular wood market, Akim Timber market has been razed by fire, just days a station was exploded in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. The panic and devastation swept through Calabar late Friday night, March 27, 2026, as a raging fire tore through the popular the Market, destroying large quantities of
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has raised an alarm over the sudden disappearance of a 12-year-old boy, Master Destiny Aliamu, who went missing under troubling and unexplained circumstances in Calabar. In an official statement issued on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, confirmed that the young student has