By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper A 73-year-old retired army Captain, Bassey Ekanem has raped his 4-year-old niece in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The incident Vanguard gathered occurred at 12 Edim Ibangaha Street, Big Qua Town, Calabar. Vanguard also learned that the suspect claimed he was under the influence of alcohol and couldn’t understand
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Men of the Nigerian Army and Police have exchanged fisticuffs in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. According to eye witness, the problem escalated after a Mobile Policeman attached with Homeland security stationed at Rabana roundabout slapped the soldier. The heated argument which happened Wednesday evening caused traffic gridlock with several uniform
By Archibong Jeremiah Angry Iwuru youths have blocked their section of Calabar – Ikom Highway, stopping movement of goods and passengers into and out of Cross River State. According to our Citizen Reporter on ground said, “I’m at the scene right now, according to information gathered they’re protesting alleged killing of their people recently by
By Jonathan Ugbal An Army Corporal, Awotayo Femi attached to 707 Special Force Brigade in Makurdi, Benue state and six others are said to be cooling their feet in detention now after they allegedly killed a Police Inspector, Christopher Achong in Bekwarra local government area on Friday. Police sources say Mr. Achong was on patrol
By Jonathan Ugbal A combined team of personnel from the Nigerian Police Force and Nigerian Army have shot dead no fewer than five daredevil robbers who invaded the UDDYKing fuelling station at Atu street in Calabar South local government area this afternoon. The robbers had red and black ribbons on their waist and had arrived
By Efa Sunday The Cross River State Government has assured Cross Riverians that phase one the Ayade Mega City Project in partnership with Post-Service Housing Development Limited will be completed and habitable by the end of first quarter in 2019. The assurance was given by the Executive Secretary of the State New City Development Board,
By Patrick Obia And Violet Ekane Spokesperson of Security and Response Agencies have ended a three days capacity building workshop in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The event was tagged “Global Terrorism and Crisis of Narratives: The Challenges For Nigeria Security.” In a lecture, Dr. Andy Iheme of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations
By Jonathan Ugbal The alleged kidnap of a native of Imo state, Mr. Augustine Okoli may have fueled the recent crisis between the Abonkib community in Obudu local government area of Cross River State and Mbazerem community of Vandeikya local government area of Benue state CrossRiverWatch findings reveal. The clashes broke out on Wednesday morning