By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Federal Road Safety Corps, Cross River State Sector Command, is set to clamp down on vehicles without genuine number plates, asking owners of the affected vehicles to rectify them or risk being arrested. The warning was contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the Command, Mark Ajuka,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The incident happened on 31st July 2022 in Ekori LGA, Cross River State Central Senatorial District. Until his dismissal PC Okoi Liyomo who joined the Police in 2019 with force number 524503 was attached to Ekori Division. Watch:
At the thanksgiving mass in honor of Justice Emmanuel Agim, on his elevation to the Supreme Court, at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Calabar yesterday, Governor Ayade, after launching the 2022 harvest theme and donating N25m, reportedly told the Bishop John Ayah, who came from Uyo to Calabar that, “Before you depart for your
By David Hundeyin, West Africa Weekly There is a problem with Nigerian banking, and it’s worse than you think. Much worse. In May 2022, shortly after my story about Chinese loan sharks in West Africa went up, a number of new tips and leads started trickling in. It looked at first, as though a follow-up story would emerge,
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS on Sunday, arrested a lecturer at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Mr. Dennis Inakefe in a gestapo-styled operation. Mr. Inakefe was picked up at about 5:00 AM in his Calabar residence with terrified neighbors shouted at by the operatives who were armed and numbered about six while
By Odinaka Anudu & Okechukwu Nnodim, Punch Newspaper The Federal Government has promised to include the security of schools in the 2023 budget. Speaking at the safe-school summit organized by the Emergency Coordination Center in Abuja, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said, “In the 2023 budget, we will make sure
By Okechukwu Nnodim The Federal Government has disbursed N1.24tn to 4.21 million enterprises through the Bank of Industry in six years, the latest report on disbursements by the bank showed. Data in the report indicated that the disbursements, comprising loans and grants, were received by micro, small and medium enterprises as well as large-scale businesses
By Adeola Ogunlade, The Nation Newspaper A former Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Chief Florence Ita-Giwa has called on political leaders to exhibit servant-leadership that is exemplary for today’s youths. Ita-Giwa gave this advice recently at the unveiling of ‘Ini Nnyin Edi Emi’ for the realization of a Governor