By Patrick Obia A section of one of the most popular markets in the city of Calabar, Ika Ika Oqua better known as Marian market was gutted by fire in the wee hours of Tuesday 30 August 2022. The cause of the fire, eyewitnesses, and traders say started about 2am can not be ascertained but
By Sylvia Felix In 3 weeks the University of Calabar, in the first capital Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria has witnessed 3 fire outbreaks. The recent is the Department of Continuous Education and Development Studies which happened today, Wednesday, 9 February 2022. This is coming three weeks after the Department of Mathematics, in the same
By Patrick Obia Some residents of Essien Street in Calabar South Local Government Area who lost their homes to fire on Wednesday are currently counting their losses. CrossRiverWatch broke the story after a victim, Ntiero Ekanem called the newsroom mistaking the contact for the Cross River State Fire Service. This Newspaper promptly called the service