Calabar, the Cross River State capital, once reputed as the cleanest city in Nigeria, is currently “at war” with heaps of refuse, competing for space with residents, Ada Wodu of Punch Newspaper writes. For some weeks now, the Cross River State Government has been battling to evacuate heaps of refuse all over Calabar, the State
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Nigerian Inspector of Police attached to IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering Unit, Calabar Sector, Ekemezie Hycient has formally tendered his resignation from the force. The Inspector with force number 318093 in a letter addressed to the Force headquarters, Louis Edet House, Shehu Shagari Way,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Suspected Sea pirates have earlier today kidnapped male occupants of a boat ferrying passengers from Calabar to Oron. The assailants who left behind all the female passengers, including a Catholic nun, were said to have waylaid the boat a few minutes after it had left Calabar en route
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Two teenagers, unnamed, were last weekend in Calabar, rescued and accommodated by a not-for-profit organization, the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI following reports of sexual and physical abuse by their father, Linus Samuel Sunday Ukum. Mr. Ukum, 40, a plumber and native of Nsit – Ubium Local Government
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Girls Power Initiative, GPI, has ended its one-day stakeholders shared learning meeting on the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement, SCALE project in Calabar, Cross River State. The forum was designed for beneficiaries and stakeholders who were selected and trained on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, child early
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Result LEAP Africa Youth Leadership Fellows have hosted a town hall meeting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital for Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Paramount Rulers, and other stakeholders working with street children. The town hall meeting was centered on providing lasting solutions to the growing number of children
Listen To The Article Citizen complaints about the anti-cultism and anti-kidnapping unit of the Police in Calabar are mounting everyday and it appears no one is ready to pay attention and do something about it. Doing something about it, not just in terms of punishing the errant police personnel involved but to also look into
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Major routes in the Calabar metropolis are currently witnessing gridlocks as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressive Congress, APC, try to beat INEC’s June 3, party primaries deadline. INEC had warned political parties to adhere to timelines for the conduct of their primary elections, maintaining