By Hafeez Hanafi, Punch Newspaper The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person, NAPTIP, has begun profiling 22 teenagers rescued from a brothel on the premises of Kolab Hotel on Ayetoro Road, Ogun State, with a view to rehabilitating them. The agency had also launched a manhunt for the syndicate involved in the
By Jonathan Ugbal Ernest Ojong, the father of the 300 Level Mass Communication student of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Priscilla Ojong who was declared missing has said his daughter is still in captivity. Mr. Ojong, disclosed that his last communication with his daughter was.in April via text and has since not head
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River command of the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday paraded 40 suspects arrested from different parts of the State for various offences. The Commissioner of Police, CP Sikiru Akande said the offenses ranged from murder to armed robbery, rape, stealing, malicious damage, unlawful possession of firearms, gangsterism and dealing in
By Nsa Gill, The Nation There was palpable fear on Tuesday morning in Ikot Offiong Mbai community of Akpabuyo local government area in Cross River State when irate youths destroyed an Islamic worship center in the area. Muslim faithful in the area, expressed surprise over the incident noting that they have been living in the
By Jonathan Ugbal It has been five days since news broke that 13 year old Nsebong (other name unknown) allegedly committed suicide and what led to her demise remains a mystery. While initial reports suggested that she hung herself and had watched carefully to ensure no one was going to see her, the mood in
… Reclaim The Civic Space Team Hails Cross River CP For Stopping Abuse Of Office By Archibong Jeremiah and Jonathan Ugbal Civic Space actors in Calabar, the Cross River capital may have prevented a rigmarole in the criminal justice system after Mr. Emaluji Michael, an apologist of a political faction perceived to be averse to the
By Jonathan Ugbal It has been 31 days since Comrade Ben Ukpepi, the Chairman of the Nigerian Labor Congress in Cross River State was kidnapped in front of his residence at the CROSPIL estate in Akpabuyo Local Government Area. It is the second time Mr. Ukpepi would suffer in the hands of kidnappers, yet, there
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Contrary to reportage (not by this Newspaper) that 15 headless bodies were found in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) which made the discovery, said the corpses were eight. Seven males and a female were discovered by the Cross River State