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 Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has announced shooting range exercise on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Asabanka in Anyanganse Community, Akpabuyo Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, the exercise is scheduled to commence at 8:00 a.m. and
By Patrick Obia An image generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI) by unknown user has caused hysteria in Cross River State, Nigeria. The generated image has an inscription “Calabar South get ready”, shows a terrorist-looking man raising the placard above his head. With recent terrorists attacks and kidnapping in various part of the country, social media
By Godwin Ajom The shadow of insecurity hanging over the Calabar-Oron waterways deepened on Friday, April 17, 2026, when suspected kidnappers abducted 15 passengers traveling by boat from Calabar, Cross River State, to Oron in Akwa Ibom State. Among the victims were candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), young Nigerians whose journey
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has notified the general public that the Command will conduct a routine shooting range exercise on Friday, 5th June 2026, at Asabanka, Anyanganse Community, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, commencing at 8:00 a.m. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday
By Sylvia Akpan No fewer than 458 police officers of the Cross River State Command have been promoted from the rank of Constable to Corporal, with the Commissioner of Police, CP Rashid B. Afegbua, tasking them to justify their elevation through professionalism, integrity, and improved service delivery. The decoration ceremony, held on Tuesday, June 2,
By Hannah Ijege The Cross River State Police command have launched an investigation following the death of a 14-year-old girl, Nancy Peter, who died after being subjected to multiple alleged beatings by her mother and a local pastor in Wula community, Boki Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident in a press statement
By Sylvia Akpan A 40-year-old man, Akaninyine Eretus, has confessed that pain and revenge were the motivation behind his action of killing two people in Cross River State community. He revealed this while assisting the State Police Command in an ongoing investigation for his and one other arrest. CrossRiverWatch reported earlier that the suspect was