Tag: Cross River State
Ayade loses senatorial election to PDP in C/River
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has lost his bid to return to the Senate following his defeat by the incumbent senator representing Cross...
Gunmen attack ex-minister, kill 2 in Cross River
A former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Cross River State, Usani Usani, narrowly escaped...
Gunmen kidnap C’River commissioner
Gunmen have kidnapped the Cross River State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Gertrude Njar, in Calabar, the state capital.
It was gathered that the commissioner...
Tinubu in Anambra, C’River: I’ll return economy prosperity, create jobs
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says his focus as president would be to create jobs for the teeming...
Man kills girlfriend’s aunt, dumps body in septic tank
A 49 year-old man, Eyo Bassey, has killed and dumped his girlfriend’s aunt in a septic tank at Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross...
Death toll from Cross River cholera outbreak rises to 51
The death toll in the cholera outbreak in Ekureku, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State has risen from Saturday’s figure of 20...
Doctors begin strike in Cross River over colleagues’ abduction
The Cross River State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Monday, embarked on an indefinite strike over the kidnap of its members.
The...
Abducted Cross River travellers regain freedom
The Cross River State Police Command says its operatives have secured the release of eight of the nine travellers abducted on Ogoja-Ikom highway on...
Ayade locks out Govt House workers for lateness
Hundreds of workers were on Wednesday locked out of the Government House office by the governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, for lateness.
It...
Gunmen abduct law student in Calabar
Gunmen have abducted a 24-year-old law student, Dora Effiom, in the Ikot Ansa area of Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
It was gathered that...
