By Patrick Obia The Commander-in-Chief of the Nigeria Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has prayed churches and mosques and other worship centers to acquire the services of the police and other service agencies during the time of service as the spite of insecurity rises across the nation. President Tinubu said this in a statement
By Patrick Obia President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for state policing as terrorism and insecurity ranges in the country. He made the call for state policing in a statement he signed and made available on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at the State House, Abuja where he enjoined the National Assembly to begin reviewing laws
By Patrick Obia In view of the emerging security situation, panic and shortages of manpower, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ahmed Tinubu has decided to declare a nationwide security emergency and order additional recruitment into the Armed Forces, police He gave the directives in a statement he signed and made available on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It is all excitement in Cross River State North Senatorial district, as traditional rulers’ monthly salaries/stipends have been augmented. The augmentation is a kind gesture of one of their sons, High Chief Higgins Peters. He had, on 6 September 2025, during the Bekwarra New Yam festival and his chieftaincy title promised to
By Kelvin Ololo The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of SP Orvenonne Ikwen as the new National Coordinator of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) – a strategic national initiative of the Nigeria Police Force, designed to advance non-kinetic approaches in combating the menace of cultism
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State on Friday played host to the Agroecological Zonal Workshop of the Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value-Chains for Growth (AGROW) Program, an ambitious Federal Government initiative supported by the World Bank to overhaul Nigeria’s food systems, strengthen productivity, and make agriculture a profitable enterprise across the federation. Speaking
By Sylvia Akpan Following a disturbing viral video allegedly showing an elderly man being enclosed in a casket alongside a corpse by a group of irate youths, Authorities in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State have begun an intensive investigation into the matter. The video, which surfaced online on November 20, 2025, shows
Police File Cybercrimes Charge Against Ayade’s Aide Over Comment On Village WhatsApp Group
The defendant served as Director General of the Greater Calabar City Development Authority while the nominal complainant served as head of the Community Social Development Agency.