By CrossRiverWatch Admin There is panic on campus as the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Registry Unit has been gutted by fire. The incident occurred on Thursday Night. Video footage shows young people calling on the fire service to come to their aid. As of press time, it was not yet known what caused the fire.
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent And Able Winnard The former Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki has made his intention known to invest in the controversial oil palm plantation in Eku Community of Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. Five villages of Akor, Okarara, Iku, Abung, and New Ndebiji have been contending over
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Nigerian Police Force, Cross River State Command, and the State Government have placed total restrictions on vehicular and human movement in the affected local government areas. The affected Local Government Areas are Biase, Obanliku, and Yala, where the rerun election will be held this Saturday 3rd February 2024.
By Able Winnard The Guru Innovation Hub in the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has marked its first anniversary, reflecting on the journey so far. The celebration was held in the UNICROSS Calabar campus and witnessed a warm welcome from Stephen Amimi, the communication Manager and Co-founder who highlighted the significant milestones achieved over
By Patrick Obia The Commissioner of Police of Cross River State, CP Gyogon Augustine Grimah has organized and trained over three hundred (300) police officers in the State on internal security architecture for effective policing. The training held in Police Officers’ Mess, Moore Road, Calabar, had senior officers, inspectors, and others in attendance. The officers
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly in a matter of urgent public interest has called on the State Government to take proactive steps towards revamping Songhai Farm after the recent fire outbreak. In a plenary held Tuesday 30th, 2024 at the Assembly Complex the member representing Abi
By Elijah Akoji, Solacebase In 2022, Ugoche Global Nigeria Ltd. and AL Alwi Nig Ltd., two companies owned by Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani, were paid over N70 million for the supply of learning and instructional materials to schools in Pindiga and Garko communities in Akko, Gombe State. In this investigation, SOLACEBASE reporter Elijah Akoji reports
By Idris Kamal Ibrahim, WikkiTimes Over a decade after the Federal Government constructed and handed over Tsangaya Model Schools to SUBEB in Bauchi, WikkiTimes uncovered that Almajiri pupils grapple with hunger and labor as proprietors struggle to meet their needs. Abdulmalik Umar, a 14-year-old native of Zaranda-Gari, Toro local government area, Bauchi State, enrolled as