The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of some passengers around Nde 3 Corners by Akparabong Junction in Ikom Local Government Area of the state, who were in transit after being ambushed by gunmen who shot at their vehicles, injuring three, while an unspecified number were taken away. SP Irene Ugbo, the…
Suspected gunmen on Sunday night abducted Etiyin Maurice Edet, the traditional ruler of Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River, at his residence in the council area. The Informant247 gathered that an aide to the traditional ruler was shot dead in the process of the kidnapping. The spokesperson of the state Police Command, SP Irene…
Suspected gunmen on Sunday night, reportedly abducted Director of Servicom at the University of Calabar, Prof. Patrick Egaga, at the university staff quarters. Egaga, a professor at the Department of Special Education in the institution, was said to have been abducted at his residence. The Police Command in Cross River, while confirming the abduction in…
The Cross River governor, Bassey Otu, is consolidating plans to clear the N24 billion worth of gratuities owed retirees in the state, dating back eight years ago. Otu, while disclosing this on Saturday in Calabar during an engagement with journalists to give an account of his stewardship in his first 100 days in office, said…
The Cross River Governor, Bassey Otu has commended the efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in sanitising the oil sector in the country since he assumed office. Otu, while speaking in his office in Calabar, stated that Tinubu saw the need to sanitize the oil sector and deemed it necessary to remove fuel subsidy, adding…
Identical twins, Takwan Potential and Takwan Peter, and 26 others have been arrested by the operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Calabar, Cross River State over an alleged Internet fraud. It was gathered that the suspects were on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, arrested, following credible intelligence…
Senator Bassey Otu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been declared the winner of the governorship election in the Cross River State. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC he floored Sandy Ojang Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party, LP. Otu scored 258,619 votes to defeat…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that its operations are in line with the Electoral Act and not guided by political parties. This was revealed by the Cross River’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Gabriel Yomere, in Calabar. “Asking INEC to sign result sheets of an election that is yet to be conducted…
The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade has been defeated in Saturday’s National Assembly election in the State. The incumbent Senator representing the Northern Senatorial District of the state in the National Assembly, Sen Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe was re-elected. Senator Jarigbe who contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, garnered 76,145…
Esther Bassey, the Chairperson of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, has died. It was gathered that the LG boss died following a meeting on how to secure victory in the forthcoming elections. One of the political aides of the deceased LG chief said she was popularly addressed as Queen of the…
Some gunmen on Thursday stormed the Cross River University of Technology and gunned down a student. A source that was in the school and witnessed the scenario, Vicky Ima, revealed that the gunmen drove in a sienna car to the location of the student, where he’s sitting and gunned him down. “The incident took place…
The Cross River government has disengaged 12 principals of secondary school over alleged collection of illegal levies from students in the state. The development was confirmed by the state commissioner for quality education, Godwin Amanke. The state commissioner revealed that 6 others were placed on suspension over related offences. Amanke said 16 others have been…
The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspected members of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The state Police Commissioner, Sule Balarabe, said this during a parade of the suspects, who were arrested by the command between August and November. The Commissioner gave the names of the suspected IPOB…
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a woman for allegedly cutting off the head of her 11 month old child in Yonen community of Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of the state. This was confirmed, Wednesday by the spokesperson of the police command, SP Irene Ugbo in Calabar, the capital of the state….
Unknown gunmen abducted travelers on the Ikom-Ogoja Highway in Cross River on Tuesday. The Commissioner of Police in Cross River, Mr Sule Balarabe, confirmed the abduction, saying that the number of victims had not been ascertained. He stated that while awaiting the number of victims from the Divisional Police Officer in the area, a tactical…
A one-day-old child was on Saturday morning seen in a waste bin. The small baby was discovered in a bin at the Africana Bus Stop very close to a petrol station on Atimbo Road, Calabar. Residents and those who came out of their residences early saw the baby as they were waiting to get buses…
The Police Command in Cross River State has confirmed that the life of one of its officers, Sgt. Peter Ikwen, was taken on Saturday by unknown gunmen at Edgerton Street, Calabar. The spokesperson of the Police command in the state, SP Irene Ugbo, made the confirmation of the incident to newsmen. “I have just gathered…
A hit-and-run car has crushed a five-year-old girl on New Airport Road Calabar. The tragedy occurred on Saturday after after a business person got was abducted during a heavy rainfall on the same airport road. The business person who has been simply identified as Bassey was a owner of a shop near the main gate…
Police in Cross River State has killed two out of the three suspects, who abducted some pastors in August 2022, at Odukpani Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the pastors had gone for a church ceremony in Creek Town, but were kidnapped on the waterways by the abductors, and later paid…
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Cross River, Maikano Hassan, has confirmed an auto crash that killed a middle aged woman who was chasing her husband over his “mistress”. Confirming the incident to newsmen Sunday night, the Sector Commander said the incident was caused by over speeding. He stated the incident involving…
