3,280 By Wondrous Nnaemeka, The Whistler The second son of Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, has reportedly resigned from the ministry. The reported resignation was announced Wednesday by Church Gist, a media platform owned by Pastor Leke Beecroft, one of the long-term pastoral assistants at the LFC […]
2,940 By Archibong Jeremiah Amnesty International Nigeria has partnered with the Civil Society Network in Cross River State to take the fight for human rights to the next level. The partnership was sealed after a collaborative meeting held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital at Monty Suites on Tuesday, 24 October, 2023. Describing the […]
513 By Ofonime Honesty, Aniekan Sunday – Converseer Ndon Eyo II community in Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is currently held hostage by a criminal gang whose stock in trade is peddling illicit drugs. Since July 18, 2023, when their “commander”, one Udo Sunday, was nabbed by the police, turmoil rocked the […]
512 By Patrick Odey, Punch Newspaper Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Akwa Ibom State, have arrested six internet fraudsters. The Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, Dele Oyewale, on Monday, disclosed this in a statement. Oyewale said the suspects were arrested along Calabar-Itu road during […]
1,078 By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper The incessant outbreaks of communal clashes in Cross River state have continued unabated as 35 houses have been burnt with three thousand persons displaced in Ovonum and Ofatura in Obubra local government area over the struggle for peace of land. In almost all border communities, it has become […]
651 By Emmanuel Uti, FIJ Francis Ibeh, a resident of Okigwe in Imo State, has narrated how his brother, Vincent Ibeh Maduabuchi, has been held in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) for 10 months over his involvement in diffusing a brewing combat between two neighbours. He told FIJ that his family had been […]
625 By SaharaReporters Oluremi Tinubu, Nigerian First Lady on Sunday said her husband, President Bola Tinubu inherited the situation of the country and that he is not a magician. She said this during an interdenominational church service tagged, “Christ in you, the hope of glory,” which was held in Abuja as part of events to […]
889 By SaharaReporters A Delta State-based, self-proclaimed human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, has declared that he is in “serious debt” and not mentally stable. Gwamnishu contested to become a member of the Delta State House of Assembly as a candidate of the Labour Party in the March 18, 2023 legislative election but lost. In a […]
651 By Government House Press In commemoration of Nigeria @63rd, a Thanksgiving service has been held at Hope Waddel Presbyterian Church Calabar. The State delegation was led by the deputy governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey. See picture:
813 By The Investigator The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno has approved the appointment of over 300 Personal Assistants. Prince Enobong Uwah, Secretary to the State Government announced the appointments today Sunday in a press release. The appointments are effective from 1st October, 2023. Consequently, the appointees are invited to the inauguration […]
601 By Sahara Reporters The Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) has called on its members to cooperate with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on the proposed October 3 industrial action. NUAHP called on pharmacists, physiotherapists, medical laboratory scientists, imaging scientists/radiographers, medical social workers, optometrists, clinical psychologists, orthotics/prosthetics, […]
920 By Victor Udu, The Beagle News The Bassey Otu led administration in Cross River has again stated its resolve to complete the Obudu Cargo Airport before the end of the year. Governor Otu gave the assurance, Thursday, during the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders meeting which held in Calabar. He plans to increase the […]
945 By Sahabo Abdulkadir, WikkiTimes Yakubu Mohammed, WikkiTimes editor and the author of an investigative report exposing terrorism funding and illegal mining in Niger State, has been on the police watchlist and his wife, colleagues and friends have been the targets of coordinated threat. His investigation unearthed how Chinese-allied miners operating under the licenses of […]
878 By Obeten Godfrey, CrossRiverWatch As authorities struggle to put the continued alleged penis snatching making rounds in Calabar, Cross River State capital in check, residents are fast becoming more curious to get evidence of the scary rumor amidst widespread doubts about the act. The unfortunate rumor, which no one has been able to give […]
724 By Adegwu John, Leadership Newspaper Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have declared an indefinite nationwide strike to protest the federal government’s failure to implement palliative measures following the removal of fuel subsidy. The strike which is expected to commence by midnight on Tuesday, 3rd October 2023, will paralyze […]
900 By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN No fewer than five riverine communities in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta have been sacked by flood, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. Mr. Kenren Pere, Councillor representing Ogbinbiri Ward 18, in Asigborodo Community disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Warri. Pere said that […]
1,190 By Archibong Jeremiah The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has announced some appointments in line with President Tinubu’s directive to restructure the social safety net program to address the expanded mandate of the ministry. The new appointees are to support her office in implementing President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope […]
364 By Solomon Azu, The Guardian Newspaper • Non-implementation of judiciary financial autonomy threatens justice delivery, says CJ Cross River State Judiciary said it has generated about N93,906,543 as revenue from various courts in the state as of August 2023. The Chief Judge (CJ) of the state, Justice Akon Ikpeme, disclosed this in an address […]
451 By Joseph Abasi-Abasi, Tribune Newspaper The acting Executive Chairman of Cross River Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS), Prince Edwin Okon has revealed that efforts are on the ground to go after the 100,000 dormant taxpayers in the state. He disclosed this during a 1-day workshop, themed “Growing a Sustainable Revenue and Tax Base in Cross […]
370 By Sylvia Akpan, CrossRiverWatch The Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has implemented free tuition fees for Cross Riverians in Public and Secondary Schools in the State. In a memo signed by the Secretary to the State Government and Chairman of the Palliative Distribution Committee – Professor Owan Enoh, Governor Otu also exempted the […]
513 By Ochogwu Sunday, Daily Post The Police Command in Cross River State says it has discovered a factory producing guns and explosives in Osomba community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. A team of the Command’s Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad (ACKS), led by SP Ogini Chukwuma, uncovered the factory and recovered […]
457 By Emma Una, Vanguard Newspaper Apprehension, anxiety, and palpable fear have gripped the residents of Calabar, Cross River State capital over the preponderance of claims of the disappearance of male private organs. In the past two weeks, what started as rumor in distant lands has gradually crept into many homes in the city as […]
450 By Dyepkazah Shibayan, The Cable The Cross River government has clarified that the N5 billion being proposed for the renovation of the governor’s office will also cover the state’s liaison buildings in Abuja and Lagos. The clarification follows reports that quoted Bassey Otu, governor of the state, as saying that the money would be […]
384 By Joseph Abasi-Abasi, Tribune Newspaper Cross River State said it has developed a Social Protection Policy modeled after the Federal Government’s Social Protection Framework for the state’s people. The state Commissioner for Social Welfare and Community Development, Margaret Ene-Ita disclosed this on Friday during a two-day training organized by the United Nations International Children’s […]
