By Ushang Ewa At least five survived a ghastly vehicle accident on Sunday afternoon at the Murtala Mohammed highway by Ekpo Iso street in Calabar eyewitnesses say. The vehicle, a Toyota Sienna with registration number Abuja RBC96GU was traveling along the highway and attempted to make a right turn into Ekpo Iso street when it
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Contrary to reportage (not by this Newspaper) that 15 headless bodies were found in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) which made the discovery, said the corpses were eight. Seven males and a female were discovered by the Cross River State
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch has confirmed the identity of the Police Officer attacked at Ekori Division, Yakurr LGA. His AK47 rifle was stolen by his attackers. His name is Inspector Edogi Eleng, he’s recovering. Watch video on CrossRiverWatch TV:
By Tarila Marclint Ebiede, The Conversation Nigeria has an urgent insecurity problem. News from the country often emphasises insecurity related to Islamic insurgents in Northern Nigeria, organised armed banditry involving Fulani herdsmen, farmer-herder conflicts, kidnapping and armed robbery. Insecurity has long been a problem in the country’s oil rich Niger Delta region too. From the early 2000s, armed militants targeted oil industry infrastructure
By Archibong Jeremiah We The People – Centre for Social Studies and Development has reviewed the Host Community Provisions in Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill 2020. The NGO which was founded as a rights platform aimed at mobilizing and organizing citizens to demand their social contract from Government institutions and their officials published the 20 page report March,
By Patrick Obia A fuel tanker and a truck have collided at Harbor junction, Calabar, Cross River State leaving the truck driver trapped in his stirring seat. The accident which occurred few minutes ago according to eyewitness said the truck was coming from 8 Miles axis when the tanker zoomed out from Harbor on speed.
By Archibong Jeremiah Mrs. Josephine Effah-Chukwuma, wife of late renowned activist, Innocent C. Chukwuma has stated the cause of death of “my best friend, my soulmate and brother”. She took to LinkedIn to share how she feels. According to her, “Saturday April 3rd, 2021, I lost my best friend, my soulmate and brother Innocent C.
By Patrick Obia and Kelvin Ololo It was a cloudy Tuesday morning in the Department of Mass Communication, University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Calabar campus as lecturers and students took a procession round the school to mourn departed colleagues. The exercise which began at Mass Communication Department, saw lecturers, students and sympathizers dressed on