By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly (CRSHA), Honorable Elvert Ayambem has assured the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA) of the safe release of a Neurologist and Consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Prof. Ekanem Philip Ephraim. Doctor Ekanem Philip
By Godwin Otang The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Cross River State, has appealed to the Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, to secure the unconditional release of their member, Mrs. Ekanem Philip-Ephraim who was recently kidnapped in Calabar. Mrs. Ekanem, a Professor of Medicine, was kidnapped from her residence at about 7:15 pm on
By Jonathan Ugbal A lecturer in the Faculty of Biological Sciences, in the University of Cross River State, UNICROSS, Dr. Iniudo George-Ukpong, and a staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, Barbara Brownson have been kidnapped in Calabar. Also kidnapped is one Mike Njagu information reaching our newsroom suggests. While Dr. Iniudo was
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the kidnapping of retired colleague, Supol Iwara Okoi by unknown gunmen. Supol Iwara was kidnapped by heavily armed men at his Supermarket in Ntankpo, opposite Cross River State Institute of Technology and Management, Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River chapter of the Child Protection Network, CPN, has called on Governor Benedict Ayade and law enforcement agents to do the needful in ensuring the release of the kidnapped Commissioner for Women Affairs in the State, Surveyor Gertrude Njar who was abducted three days ago in Mbukpa, Calabar South Local
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed that an unidentified lady died on the premises of Planet Guest House, a hotel in Calabar Municipal on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Information reaching our newsroom suggests that the lady checked into the hotel with a man but was found dead after the hotel
By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Tension and fear have gripped residents of Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, as kidnappers seem to have invaded the metropolis, following the abduction of an undergraduate of Arthur Jarvis University and nine others in the last three weeks. This is happening even as Operation Akpakwu, the state’s
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Traditional rulers in Akpabuyo and Bakassi Local Government Areas of Cross River State have decided to revert to the old traditional methods of curbing crime after a student of the Arthur Jarvis University Akpabuyo was abducted and rescued last week. The Chairman of the Cross River Traditional Rulers