By Usman Abdullahi Just as the AIG was declaring war on armed robbers in Calabar, a group of armed robbers numbering about 18 on Thursday caused pandemonium at the NNPC deport behind the Nigerian Police Force Zone 6, Esukutan Calabar between 10:30pm and 11:30pm where they robbed and killed three men, leaving two seriously injured.
By Our Correspondent As part of strategy aimed at flushing out criminals in the state, the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG), in charge of Zone 6, Calabar, Cross River State, Mr. Tunde Johnson Ogunsakin, has disclosed that the zone is introducing a stop and search to mop up illegal arms. Mr. Ogunsakin revealed that the stop and
By Lanre Arotimi Cross River House of Assembly candidate for Calabar Municipality, Hon. Edim Okon, has expressed displeasure over the increasing incident of street children in Calabar, warning that their presence poses a threat to the State’s tourism drive. Okon, a renowned artist and youth leader who seeks to actualize his mandate on the platform
By Godshield Kanjal The newly inaugurated Chairman of the Cross River state chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria PFN, Pastor Lawrence Ekwok has raised alarm over the increasing number of fake pastors in the state, advising them to desist from such ungodly acts. Pastor Ekwok, who frowned at this act in Calabar, recently during
By Edima Frank Customers of a micro-finance bank in Bakassi known as Ayi-Riwo Thrift Savings and Loans, MPCS limited have been thrown into confusion as they are unable to get back the principal amount they saved, talked less of the accruing interests. CrossRiverWatch gathered from some of the aggrieved customers of the micro-finance bank that
By Our Correspondent “Refer to your mail on the above subject matter addressed to the office of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Phillipines, the Court wishes to state that it has no record of conviction of anyone bearing Benedict Bengioshuye Ayade either in the Supreme Court or any lower Court in
By Odey Ojeka The Cross River State College of Education Akamkpa held its sixth matriculation ceremony on the 24th of February, 2015. The matriculation ceremony which was held at the New Pavillion of the college had a large number of students and family members who graced the event. The Provost of the College, Dr. Ejue
By Our Correspondent The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan yesterday gave reasons why President Goodluck Jonathan deserves to be reelected for a second term. The First Lady who was in Ikom, Cross River State, in continuation of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, nationwide Women rally to solicit votes for her husband, said President Jonathan has