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24 Year-Old Man Butchers Aunt, Buries Body In Shallow Grave In Calabar

By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard News A middle aged man, Christian Edem Eyo has confessed to slaughtering his neighbour and aunty who was in her sixties. Vanguard News learned that the 24 years old man butchered his aunty, burying her head in a pit he had dug inside his room which was well over 10 feet

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Breaking News Health

BREAKING: Two Afokang Inmate Test Positive For COVID-19, Immediate Past Controller Dies

By Archibong Jeremiah Two inmates of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Cross River State Custodial Center has tested positive for COVID-19. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Beta Edu confirmed the first-hand development as she disclosed that, they are two, one male the other female. She further revealed that they have been isolated to avoid spread.

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Breaking News Health

COVID-19 Isolation Center Set Up In Afokang Prison

By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspaper To prevent the outbreak of any dangerous disease in Calabar Correctional Service Custodial Center, the authority of the Center in Cross River State has solicited and received support from the State Government to equip and operate an isolation ward. The Calabar Correctional Custodial Center, located in Afokang Street in

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Breaking News Health

Updated: COVID-19: 92 Inmates Regain Freedom From Correctional Centre In Cross River

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Maurice Eneji, has released 92 inmates from the Correctional Service Centre in Afokang as part of efforts to decongest prisons in the State, our newsroom has confirmed. While releasing the inmates, Eneji said the release was in line with the directive of the

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Breaking News Opinion

Agbibia My Dear Brother … BY AGBA JALINGO

April 4 would have been your 36th birthday. But you are holed up in the grave. Mama’s last wish was for me to take care of you; her last born and she did emphasize it for me to your hearing. After your graduation, I had to bring you from home to Calabar to see how

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Episode 4: Inside Afokang – That Small Chair In Front Of Me

  This is a series about life in Afokang prison Calabar by Agba Jalingo. Agba Jalingo was remanded in prison custody for 145 by Justice Simon Amobeda. Prior to arraignment, he was detained in a Police black facility for 34 days. In this episode he reflects on the rule and regulations in Afokang prison which

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Breaking News Health Opinion

Episode 3: Inside Afokang Prison With Agba Jalingo – COVID-19 Threat

This is a series about life in Afokang prison Calabar by Agba Jalingo. Agba Jalingo was remanded in prison custody for 145 by Justice Simon Amobeda. Prior to arraignment, he was detained in a Police black facility for 34 days. In this episode he reflects on the preparation of the facility to tackle the COVID-19

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Breaking News Opinion

Preview: The Pen In Jail BY AGBA JALINGO

The Pen In Jail examines the broader issue of corruption, institutional failure, overbearing tendencies of political leaders, senseless idiosyncrasies, and the tendency to whittle down good governance and destroy institutions. The Pen In Jail takes Cross River State as a case study and looks at the poverty index, social development indicators, the infrastructure deficit situation,

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