By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, on Friday, convicted two fraudsters arraigned by the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The convicts, Okanezi Tamunonengiyeofori and Unuafe Oghenetejiri, were convicted on separate one-count of impersonation and obtaining by
By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim After adjourning from November 13 to 19, 2020 to allow the Federal Government (Police) respond to 54 petitions at once, the sitting of the Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Restitution in Cross River State has yet again been adjourned. The sitting which also started 12 minutes late
By Archibong Jeremiah Our newsroom can confirm that the Leader of the Senate in the Seventh Assembly, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba has lost his wife to the cold hands of death. According to family source, the circumstances surrounding Amaka Ndoma-Egba’s passing away is unclear. As at press time, the family was yet to disclose details of
By Emma Una, Vanguard Newspaper Two persons have reportedly been killed in renewed inter-communal conflict between the Izzi of Ebonyi State and their Ukelle neighbours in Cross River. Mr. Emmanuel Asegem, an aide to the Cross River State Governor on anti-deforestation who reported the incident said one person was shot on Sunday and the other
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cases of kidnapping in the once most peaceful State in Niger Delta’s Nigeria, Cross River, has increased within the last seven days with a total of seven people in the hostage takers den. Mrs. Eno Orok, asthmatic and hypertensive patient was abducted last night, Sunday from her bed while asleep. She was
By Edem Edem, Daily Post No fewer than 288 Special Constabulary (Community) Police Officers, who trained at the Police Training School, Odukpani, Cross River State have passed out. Addressing the officers on Friday, the Inspector-General of Police IGP Mohammed A. Adamu, said the program was initiated as one of the strategies of the Nigeria Police
By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim Cross River State Judicial Panel on Police Brutality and Restitution has entertained testimony from a victim, adjourns to Thursday, 19 November, 2020. The panel which is sitting in the Ministry of Justice, State Secretariat Calabar, commenced sitting 12 minutes behind schedule (10:12am) with six Policemen on guard; four inside and
By Patrick Obia and Kelvin Ololo Burglars have broken into Blessed Electronics shop located at No. 2 Ndidem Usang Iso (Marian) road, Calabar Municipality by Rabana roundabout and made away with valuables worth thousands of Naira. The looting was carried out Tuesday (10th November, 2020) night. The hoodlums made their way into the shop by