BREAKING: Police Launch Manhunt For Cop Killers, Kidnappers In C’River
Armed men dressed in military camouflage had invaded the MarkSino quarry at about 5:20 PM on Thursday, killing a Police inspector,
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Commercial Motorcyclist Kills Assistant Commissioner Of Police In Cross River
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- March 10, 2024
By Patrick Obia An Assistant Commissioner of Police attached to Zone 6 Police Headquarters Calabar, ACP (Barr) Vivian Chinemerem Aworonye has been killed by a commercial motorcyclist in Calabar metropolis, Cross River State of Nigeria. A close and reliable source from Zone 6, told CrossRiverWatch, that since the senior Police Officer had no accommodation in
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IGP Reacts To Three-Month Prison Sentence
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- December 1, 2022
Vanguard Newspaper The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has reacted to the order of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentencing him (IGP) to three months in prison for flouting a 2011 court order. The IGP’s committal followed a suit that was filed by a police officer, Patrick Okoli, who was unlawfully
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#CRSDecides2022: Police Deploy 6,000 Personnel, Helicopter And Heavy Duty Vehicles
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- February 25, 2022
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Police Force has deployed no fewer than 6,000 police officers for the February 26, 2022, legislative by-elections in Cross River State. The Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and the Akpabuyo State constituency seats are up for grabs. Nine political parties fielded candidates for the former, while only three nominated candidates for the
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#CRSDecides2022: ‘Dont Be Agents Of Rigging’ – NUJ To Police, Army
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- February 24, 2022
By Ushang Ewa The chairman of the Cross River council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Victor Udu has sued for professionalism by personnel of the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Police Force in the February 26th 2022 legislative by-elections in the State. Two legislative seats – Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency are up
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Justice Ojukwu Slams Prosecutors Preparedness As Jalingo’s Terrorism Trial Stalls
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- February 9, 2022
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday criticized the Cross River State Government over it’s handling of Citizen Agba Jalingo’s trial. Citizen Jalingo, a journalist and activist is facing trial on alleged terrorism activities over an article he wrote in July 2019 demanding the whereabouts
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CALABAR: Mother Of Triplets; 5 Things We Know About Traffic Cop Crushed By Truck
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- December 25, 2021
By Patrick Obia and Sylvia Akpan Despite hesitancy by the Cross River State police command to comment on the crushing of Sergeant Obasse Barong of the traffic division by a truck earlier this week, calls have been mounting for justice. The Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan in a statement said the command is piqued by
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BREAKING: Truck Crush Traffic Police Officer In Calabar
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- December 22, 2021
By Jonathan Ugbal A China National Heavy Duty Truck Group (CNHTC) Sinotruck Howo STW10 haulage vehicle has crushed to death, a Woman sergeant in the Nigerian Police Force in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The unfortunate disaster happened at about 5:00PM at WAPI junction along the Murtala Muhammed Highway near the popular MCC by