By CrossRiverWatch Admin The A Division of the Cross River State Police Command has released Calabar-based entertainer, Kandy Umoh almost 24 hours after he was arrested in a raid of his home at Nyanghasang community of Calabar Municipal Local Government Area. Mr. Umoh, a filmmaker and entrepreneur was walking home with a roll-up banner when
By Goodwin Otang Some residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital have accused the Police of unlawful arrest and detention of Mr. Kandy Umoh. Mr. Tom Alims, who took to his social media handle to protest his continued detention revealed that “Kandy Umoh was only carrying a roll-up banner stand, which was given to
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has described the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Cross River State chapter’s reported vote of no confidence on the State Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogo Augustine Grimah as “a misplaced allegation”. The State NMA is said to have passed a vote of no
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,