BREAKING: Police Launch Manhunt For Cop Killers, Kidnappers In C’River
Armed men dressed in military camouflage had invaded the MarkSino quarry at about 5:20 PM on Thursday, killing a Police inspector,
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Governor Otu Presents Staff Of Office, Certificates To Akamkpa, Ikom And Obudu Paramount Rulers
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- December 16, 2023
By Sylvia Akpan and Godwin Otang Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Otu on Saturday issued staff of office and certificates to the newly elected Paramount Rulers of Akamkpa, Ikom, and Obudu Local Government Areas in the State while promising better welfare for monarchs. The trio were elected on different dates between September and November, following
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3,600 People Get Rehabilitated Water Sources From WCS In Cross River
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- September 22, 2023
By Jonathan Ugbal The Wildlife Conservation Society, WCS has handed over four boreholes it rehabilitated to three communities in Cross River State says Joseph Matthew, the WCS Communications Manager in a statement released on Thursday. The intervention was done under the Watershed Protection for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply, WATERFALL program funded by the United
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Abandoned Calabar-Oban-Ekang Road Rehabilitation Unsettles Commuters After FG Fails To Release Fund
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- August 31, 2023
By Patrick Obia From the Millicent filling station around Effio-ette, the appalling condition of Calabar-Oban-Ekang Road becomes more apparent as commuters and motorists dread passing the road. The federal government through the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, with its objective of improving transportation infrastructure and restoring the nation’s road network, approved NGN169 billion for
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Witchcraft Branding: Gov. Bassey Otu Order Police To Arrest And Prosecute Killers Of Mrs. Martina
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- July 1, 2023
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has warned against the practice of jungle justice in the State. Gov. Otu also ordered the Police to arrest and prosecute the alleged killers of Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor of Old Netim in Akampka Local Government Area. The directive was
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Queen Manyi Affangha Marks Her Birthday At The Police Hospital, Donates Items
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- May 17, 2023
By Mary Bassey Queen Manyi Affangha, Face of Culture Africa 2022/2023 has marked her birthday with patients in the maternity unit of the Nigeria Police Hospital, Calabar, the State capital. The Akamkpa daughter shared that she decided to mark her birthday with them as a way of putting a smile on their faces. Items worth
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Farmers Threaten To Retaliate As Gorillas Put Them On Edge In Cross River
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- March 30, 2023
By News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Communities in Boki and Akamkpa Local Government Areas of Cross River State have said that stray gorillas and elephants are posing risk to them and their means of livelihood. They also expressed concern that the animals were beginning to pose threat to the lives of people in the communities,
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NCF Launch Forest Conservation Program In Cross River State, Sue For Robust Partnership
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- January 19, 2023
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has flagged off its three-year forest conservation program in eight communities in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Southern Cross River State. The program which is all about securing important forest resources for nature conservation, eco-tourism, sustainable natural forest resource management as well as maximizing forest potential and