By Ogar Monday Communities in Cross River State have been encouraged to take ownership of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law and the Disability Rights Law (DRL), as both laws have expanded the definition of violence and rape. The communities were warned against treating issues around rape “as a family matter” as the VAPP
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Chairman of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Mrs. Esther Bassey has debunked claims of high taxation from her council, accusing traders of Anambra origin at the popular Watt market of fomenting trouble. Mrs. Bassey made the claim in an amateur video that has
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The All Progressive Congress, APC, ward seven (7) youth leader in Calabar South, Mr. Emmanuel Joseph has been killed by trigger-happy Police officers. The incident occurred at the venue of the party’s primary – cultural center, Calabar which houses the Anti-cultism/kidnapping unit of the Nigerian Police Force. According
Listen To The Article The Cross River State Traditional Rulers Law which is readily online and can be accessed by anyone that has data on the phone, in Section 30 sub 3, clearly forbids monarchs in our State from participating actively in a political activity. They all know the law. Prof. Itam attended an elders
By Tina Agoso Todo, The Guardian Newspaper Listen To The Report A 70-year-old man, Bassey Inyang, has been arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting a 12 year-old-girl in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It was gathered that the suspect carried out the act in his apartment at 14 Waddell Street, Mbukpa community in Calabar
By Mary Bassey and Umoh Cornelius Calabar South Local Government Council has donated and commissioned a 500 KVA transformer at Beecroft by MacDonald street. The community, according to residents, has stayed five years without a public power supply. The LG Chairman of Calabar South, Mrs. Esther Bassey while commissioning the transformer urged the residents to
By Sylvia Akpan Activities in the Calabar South Local Government Council ground to a halt last weekend after the chairperson, Mrs. Esther Edet Bassey led a candle procession in honor of her late aide, Mrs. Kate Okon Umoh. The late Mrs. Umoh had served in various capacities in the council and was viewed as a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In commemoration of the 2022 World Cancer day in Cross River, the Nigeria Medical Women Association in conjunction with the Calabar South Local Government Area has flagged off a free cancer screening, awareness and treatment exercise for women in the area, with about 240 women enrolled. Speaking on the development, the Chairman