By Noah Ajala Cross River State Police Commissioner, CP Gyogon, Augustine Grimah has assured Comedian Guild of maximum corporation. CP Gyogon gave the commitment when he hosted the comedian body in the State. After listening to his guests, CP Gyogon gave some security tips on how to secure their events and go home the wee
By Agency Reporter The police in Cross River, South-South Nigeria have arrested a 54-year-old man for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death in Calabar South Local Government Area of the State. The police spokesperson in the State, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper In a disconcerting turn of events, Professor Ekanem Philip Ephraim, a highly regarded neurologist and consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has been forcefully taken captive. The distressing incident was confirmed by the Cross River State Police Command on Friday morning. According to Police Public Relations Officer,
In 2015, the Nigerian Government placed a ban on the importation of rice through land borders and imposed a hefty 70% tariff on imports coming through the ports. However, despite these restrictions, numerous incidents of smuggling and seizures of this contraband by the Nigerian Customs Service have been reported. In this investigation, Salihu Ayatullahi of
By Patrick Obia Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, in recent weeks, has been engulfed with a silent crisis that has allegedly claimed an unaccounted number of lives. This crisis ranges from witchcraft branding uproar, gang clashes, armed robberies, and royalty tussles among others. In the prime hours of Sunday, May 21, 2023,
By Vanguard Newspaper The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Olukayode Egbetokun said the Nigeria Police will establish a Quick Intervention Squad to tackle the menace of crimes and criminality. Egbetokun said this in Abuja during his inaugural conference with Strategic Police Managers, consisting of officers from the rank of Commissioners of Police and above.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba on Thursday morning posted a new Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogo Augustine Grimah to Cross River State. Until his posting as Cross River CP where he is to replace CP Sule Baralabe, CP Grimah was in charge of the Department of Finance and Administration
Recently, these two incidents have caused quite a stir in the society. The first being the case of Oseni Rufai, who broke traffic laws and then threatened to report the policemen to the governor. The second being that of Seun Kuti, who slapped a policeman and then justified his actions. Oseni Rufai’s case is disheartening