By Kelvin Ololo Mr. Sunday Ojah, accused of witchcraft in Akpet 1, Biased Local Government Area of Cross River, has been tortured by community youths, leaving him battling with life. This follows as a man (name withheld for reasons) was beaten and his hair shaved with matchet by a suspected gang in Bendeghe Ekiem community
By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on warring communities of Ugaga and Igbekurekor, as well as in Benekaba/Ujama Communities in Yala Local Government Area of the State. The curfew, which is with immediate effect, Governor Otu said, is to forestall further loss of
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has suspended the curfew imposed after 22 days in Akpabuyo and Bakassi Local Government Areas of the State. Governor Otu had on July 3rd, 2023 imposed a 7:PM to 6:AM curfew in the two LGAs due to insecurity. In
By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has imposed an immediate dusk to dawn curfew in two Local Government Areas of the State. The LGAs are Bakassi and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas. This was contained in a public announcement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Anothony Owan-Enoh,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade has again reviewed the curfew he imposed on October 23, 2020. A statement signed by his spokesman, Mr. Christian Ita and issued Monday afternoon, says the curfew is now from midnight till 6:00AM starting from today, 267 days after it was last eased. Mr. Ayade had imposed
By Patrick Obia and Kelvin Ololo Burglars have broken into Blessed Electronics shop located at No. 2 Ndidem Usang Iso (Marian) road, Calabar Municipality by Rabana roundabout and made away with valuables worth thousands of Naira. The looting was carried out Tuesday (10th November, 2020) night. The hoodlums made their way into the shop by
By Jonathan Ugbal One more person has died from the fracas between residents and members of the now proscribed National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in Obudu Local Government Area of northern Cross River. This brings the total fatality rate to four, all within five hours on Saturday in a fatal fracas between residents and
By Ushang Ewa Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has further eased the curfew imposed on the State due to the arson that occurred between October 23rd and 24th in the capital city of Calabar. “Starting from tomorrow, Sunday, November 8, 2020, curfew will now be between the hours of 10pm and 6am,” read a