By Agency Reporter Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts: Mmabuchi Anthony Chinaemerem, John Bassey Akpan, Eneji Matthew Ngaji, Louis Samuel Akanimoh, and Uchenna Ibekwe, were jailed
By Patrick Obia No less than six shops were on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, gutted by fire at Harbor in Calabar, Cross River State. The strange inferno which cannot be ascertained at the time of filing this report is said to have ignited from a nearby shop trading diesel at about 3:pm. Point of Sale
By George Odok, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a marine welder, Iyamba Edem-Iyamba, in Calabar for attempting to vandalize NNPC’s pipeline. The attempted vandalism would have facilitated the siphoning of petroleum products into the facility of a company, Mettle Energy and Gas Company if it had
By Patrick Obia Report reaching our newsroom has it that Cross River-born Navy Rating Soldier, Damian Ukpukpen has regained his freedom from captivity. Damian Ukpukpen is an indigene of Ohong in Obudu Local Government Area in Cross River State, and personnel of the Nigerian Navy Rating. He was kidnapped on September 26, 2022, in Benin,
By Chinedum Uwaegbulam, The Guardian Newspaper Following increasing cases of building collapse, fire outbreaks and other malaise in the building sector, the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) has pledged to work with all agencies to curb the menace of unqualified individuals in the industry. NIA President, Enyi Ben-Eboh, said architects have always advocated deployment of best
By Jonathan Ugbal and Ogar Monday Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, the former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, and the former Auditor General of the Federation, Mr. Anthony Mkpe Ayine, have made the list of nominees to be awarded National Honors on October 11, 2022, at the State House in Abuja
By Patrick Obia No fewer than ten Ika Ika Oqua (Marian) market union leaders have been brutalized for kicking against high taxation, and public power blackout among other sundry issues. The Union under the aegis of Marian Market Union was said to have held a meeting to chat about the way forward in restoring power
By Patrick Obia An official of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has been electrocuted in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The tragedy struck in the late hours of Wednesday 28 September 2022 at Army junction, a few meters from Eburutu Military Cantonment. Eyewitnesses who greeted the scene of the incident said the official