By Patrick Obia An unidentified final year student in the faculty of Engineering, Cross River University of Technology, Calabar Campus, was gunned down on the University’s by a rival group. The incident which took place at about 3:09pm, Thursday 3rd October, 2019, in front of the Students Union Government Secretariat, inside the varsity premises with
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Army has accused one major and 21 soldiers of fleeing from the scene of a Boko Haram attack and subsequently declared them wanted, military sources said. The soldiers were declared as deserters bound to face dire consequences if found, PREMIUM TIMES learnt from military commanders who demanded anonymity because the
By Jonathan Ugbal Dr. Linda Ayade, the wife of the Governor of Cross River State has alerted the public over the use of fake social media accounts to deceive the public using her name. Mrs. Ayade took to Facebook to express her displeasure on Thursday morning where she shared a screen grab of a Facebook
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has set Friday, October 4, 2019 for it’s ruling on the bail application for journalist and rights activists, Mr. Agba Jalingo who is facing trial for alleged treason, terrorism and attempt to topple the Cross River State Government.
By Emmanuel Unah Mpkani, the home of Mr. Clement Ebri, former Governor of Cross River State and current Board of Trustee (BoT) member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is embroiled in a fierce intra communal conflict with many people reportedly killed. Reports from the area which is about one hundred kilometres from Calabar say
By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade, has stressed on the sacrosanctity of Nigeria’s unity and the fundamental rights of citizens ahead of the Nation’s 59th Independence anniversary. The Governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Tina Banku Agbor, made the remark during the Muslim Ju’mat
By Endurance Onun The Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Due Process has directed the State Ministry of Works to furnish it with all procurement documents for all projects overseen by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry. The Committee, headed by Hon. Edward Ajang said the purpose is to checkmate and ensure that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the permanent forfeiture of some assets returned by a suspect linked to the suspended Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita. Details of the case were not read out in the open court when Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa made the order of