Amnesty International Nigeria Partners Civil Society Network In Cross River State
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…
Cross River Writes Off Ex-Olympian Ironbar’s N2m Medical Bill, Appoints Him Coach
By Asare Asare, Daily Post The Cross River State Government says it has expended over N2 million to medically rehabilitate ex-Olympian, Etim Ironbar, two months after taking him away from…
Cross River Government Begins Investigation Into Alleged Theft Of PHC Equipment In Obudu
By Kingsley Agim Cross River Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk has stated that the State Government would launch an investigation into the alleged carting away of equipment…
Akwa Ibom: Gang Rapes 14-Year-Old Girl To Death, Sacks Community Over Arrest Of Leader
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…
How Multi-Million-Naira Contracts Awarded By Cross-River Government Fail To Deliver On Promised Care
Amid the award of multimillion-naira contracts, essential healthcare services remain out of reach for many people in Cross River State communities. Primary health care projects, initially promising, now stand incomplete,…
EFCC Arrests Six Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Akwa Ibom
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…
Investigation: How Federal Ministry Of Education Paid Millions For Unexecuted Classroom Projects In Katsina State
By Elijah Akoji, Solace Base The Federal Ministry of Education in 2021, budgeted a total of N475,725,591 million for the Construction of Classrooms and Supplies of Educational Learning Material in Katsina North…
Communal War: 35 Houses Burnt, 3, 000 Displaced In Cross River Communities
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…
Why We Arrested Suspended UNICAL Law Dean – DSS
By Soni Daniel, Vanguard Newspaper The suspended Dean of Law University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, has been taken into custody by the Department of State Services, DSS. Ndifon’s arrest…
For Preventing 2 Angry Neighbours From Fighting, Imo Man Has Spent 10 Months in DSS Custody
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…
For Having Cerebral Palsy, Mother Abuse Son, Denies Him Treatment
By TheInvestigator Blessing Okechukwu, mother of twin boys, has hidden her son away from treatment. One of the twins was diagnosed with cerebral palsy but is nowhere to be found…
Suspended Strike: Details Of NLC, TUC’s 15-Point Agreement With FG
By Marcus Otunmole, The ICIR On Monday night, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) suspended the indefinite strike scheduled for Tuesday, October 3, for 30…
FACT-CHECK: Did Port-Harcourt Pastor Fabian Nna Truly Wake Up a Dead Man?
By Sodeeq Atanda, FIJ Social media was abuzz over the weekend when a video snippet and pictures emerged showing Apostle Fabian Nna of the Fire of Liberation Interdenominational Ministries allegedly…
Basketmouth Tenders Apology To AY, Others
By The Investigator Popular Nigerian stand-up comedian, Basketmouth buries the hatchet as he apologizes to his colleague, AY after 17 years of beef with one another. It would be recalled…
My Husband Is Not A Magician; We Inherited Things That Happened Many Years Ago – Nigerian First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu
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…
Fake Nigerian Activist, Gwamnishu Resigns From His One-Man NGO, Claims He’s In Financial Crisis, Mentally Unstable As He Begs Public For Donations To Further Scam People
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…
BREAKING: University Of Calabar Probe Panel Finds Law Prof Ndifon Guilty Of Gross Misconduct, Intimidating, Bargaining For Sexual Favour From Female Students; To Return N3Million Extorted From Undergraduates
By SaharaReporters Earlier in September, SaharaReporters reported that Ndifon failed to appear before the panel constituted to investigate the allegations against him. The probe panel set up by the University…
Don’t Allow Situations You Don’t Have Control Over Control Your Mind BY INYALI PETER
A friend shared a scary story with me on how he's struggling with depression and suicide thought for losing his life savings to an online investment scam, and after sending…
Photo Speak: Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Thanksgiving Service In Calabar
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,…
Prof Ndifon: UNICAL VC Receives Report Of Investigation Panel
By Bridget Odokwe, Barrister NG The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi has formally received the report of the Investigation Panel set up to probe allegations…
Contractor Pockets N113 Million After Constructing 1.4 km Of 17 km Road Contract In Cross River
By Godwin Otang The seventeen (17) kilometers Okuni/Nsofang Road that leads to Nsofang, a community in Etung Local Government Area of central Cross River State, has been funded three times…
Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno Appoints Over 300 Aides
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…
Nationwide: Doctors, Other Health Workers To Join NLC Indefinite Strike Starting Tuesday
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)…
Gov. Bassey Otu Pledge To Complete Obudu Cargo Airport Before End Of 2023
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…
For Exposing Terrorism Funding, Illegal Mining in Niger State, Police Threaten WikkiTimes Editor, Wife, Others
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…
Manhood Snatching: How I Was Falsely Accused, Detained By Police – Man Narrates Ordeal
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…
Sheath Your Sword And ‘Jettison Any Further Appeals’ – Governor Otu Tells Sandy, As Court Affirms Him
By Sylvia Akpan, CrossRiverWatch Following the Election Petition Tribunal affirming the victory of Governor Bassey Otu, he has prayed his petitioner and opponent in the March 18 2023 polls –…
NLC, TUC Begins Indefinite Strike On October 3
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…
Cross River: Tribunal Strikes Out PDP, Sandy Onor’s Petition For Lack Of Merit
By Channels Television The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Cross River State on Tuesday struck out the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Sandy Onor, against…
Anxiety As UNICAL Panel Set To Release Alleged Sexual Harassment Report
By CrossRiverWatch Admin There is seemingly some level of anxiety as survivors, staff of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), interested civil society organizations, and the public pay rapped attention to…