By Kelvin Ololo One Idris Abdullahi, has been arrested by the police following the fatal stabbing of another man along Barracks Road, Calabar, Cross River State. The incident, which occurred on Monday, June 15, 2026, reportedly stemmed from an earlier altercation involving the suspect and a group of youths popularly referred to as “Skolombo” (street
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has clarified that no murder case has been established against two persons arrested in connection with an alleged killing in Afokang Community, Calabar South Local Government Area of the state, despite widespread reports circulating on social media. The clarification was contained in a statement issued by
By Kelvin Ololo The Senior Special Assistant on Media Advocacy to the Cross River State Governor, Friday Awade, has been arrested by the police over alleged “sudden and unnatural death of social media content creator identify as Abel. Awade, popularly known as “Otwetwe” or “Last Prophet,” for his radio program, was taken into custody on
By Asare Asare, Daily Post A 24-year-old man, identified as Joseph Emmanuel residing at 3 Esit Ebom Street, Calabar, has allegedly beaten his 10-year-old daughter to death following a domestic dispute over a misplaced petrol pipe. According to reports, the incident occurred on Wednesday 21 January 2026, after the child allegedly misplaced her father’s petrol
By CrossRiverWatch A suspected ritualist Matthias Amunde, who allegedly murdered his mother and dumped body in a well has narrated his act. The tragic incident was witnessed on Sunday 29th December, 2024 at Chairman Road, Ohong Community in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State. Watch video: READ: Man Allegedly Kills Mother, Hide Body In
By Iormaan Alphonsus The Cross River State Police Command has said the viral “voice notes”making rounds on social media that a lady was murdered by three ‘Yahoo’ boys in a hotel in Calabar is false. The Command debunked the claims in a press release issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Irene Ugbo
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has remanded in prison, a 49-year old man accused of murdering a tenant of his, and dumping her body into a septic tank. Eyo Bassey Etim, who was arrested in Akpabuyo in December, confessed to the alleged murder of Miss
As Nigerians look forward to violence-free elections, some voters in Oyo State are rather scared of the potential threats of violence by Mukaila Lamid, Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of Oyo State Park Management System. Adeyemi Okediran of Development News Nigeria in this four-week investigation, shows how Lamidi has been accused of violating human rights