By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Cross River State Magistrate, Eno Iyamba has filed an appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Calabar Division which awarded him damages of one million Naira over the violation of his fundamental rights by airmen of the 305 Special Mobility Group, Nigerian Air Force, Cross River State
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed criminal charges against a House of Representatives candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara federal constituency, Peter Akpanke, over the death of Inspector Emmanuel Mbang Ubi who died on May 23, 2022. Mr. Ubi was among dozens of police officers drafted to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Wednesday requested that political parties submit drafts of their campaign calendars that included the dates and locations of activities. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aminu Alhassan, said this was in order to ensure that the police are fully prepared to avoid
By Mary Bassey The leader of the Hausa/Fulani community in Cross River State, Alhaji Sani Baba Gombe has thrown his weight behind the Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War campaign by Face Initiative. He endorsed the campaign when the State Technical Committee led by its Team Lead, Mr. Lawrence Peter paid him a courtesy
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC has rescheduled the 2023 council polls earlier scheduled for May 2023. The elections will now hold on October 21, 2023 instead of the May 24, 2023 which was announced on July 20, 2022. “The reschedule is due to budgetary concerns as the approved 2023
By Jonathan Ugbal The Bayelsa State Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Monday paraded a native of Irruan in Boki Local Government Area of central Cross River State, John Ewa and three others for kidnapping. Mr. Ewa, who also goes by the name of John Lyon was nabbed by operatives of Operation Puff Adder
By Ogar Monday Cross River, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Abia, and Osun States are set to benefit from the United States Department of Agriculture’s program to support cocoa farmers in Nigeria. The program, under the USDA’s Food for Progress program, will be carried out in collaboration with the Lutheran World Relief, and it is meant
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