By Jonathan Ugbal The Calabar division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday failed to hear the criminal charges filed against the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives candidate for the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara federal constituency, Mr. Peter Akpanke, and four others over the death of a Police Inspector, Mr. Emmanuel Mbang Ubi. Mr. Ubi was
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed criminal charges against a House of Representatives candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara federal constituency, Peter Akpanke, over the death of Inspector Emmanuel Mbang Ubi who died on May 23, 2022. Mr. Ubi was among dozens of police officers drafted to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Wednesday requested that political parties submit drafts of their campaign calendars that included the dates and locations of activities. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aminu Alhassan, said this was in order to ensure that the police are fully prepared to avoid
By Jonathan Ugbal The Bayelsa State Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Monday paraded a native of Irruan in Boki Local Government Area of central Cross River State, John Ewa and three others for kidnapping. Mr. Ewa, who also goes by the name of John Lyon was nabbed by operatives of Operation Puff Adder
By Patrick Obia In a bid to create citizens’ awareness and advocate for violence-free conduct in the 2023 general elections a delegation from Fostering Achievement of Community Empowerment (FACE) Initiative has paid a courtesy visit to the Cross River State Commissioner of Police, State Director of National Orientation Agency, and the Nigerian Union of Journalists
By Emma Una, Vanguard Newspaper Two widows, Mrs. Martina Osom and Mrs. Rose Akon, were tortured to death by youths in Ebbaken community, Boje, Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State over witchcraft allegations on Saturday. An eye witness, a son-in-law to one of the widows, told Vanguard that both women were returning from
Activist and publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, who was arrested by the police in his Lagos home and whisked to Abuja allegedly on the order of the wife of the younger brother of the Governor of Cross River State, speaks to GODFREY GEORGE of Punch Newspaper about his experience. What led to your recent arrest by the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo has arrived the Nigeria Police Force State Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory to answer to a petition by Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, sister in-law of Cross River Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade bordering on defamation and infringement of integrity. He was arrested last weekend