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Commercial Sex workers takes over major streets in Cross River

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Edem Bassey, Calabar Commercial sex workers have taken over major streets in Cross River State. The call girls stationed at strategic positions in various major streets of Calabar, the State capital are mostly found at political venues, hotels and major roads, making the areas their regular business locations. Investigations conducted by our correspondent revealed that […]

NLC to Ayade: You are a disappointment

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Edem Bassey, Calabar The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, who was some time ago described as best labour friendly governor by the congress, was a disappointment. The vice chairman of the state NLC, Comrade Edim Oyongha, said the governor has failed […]

Police free civilian after Cross River gang duel

The Cross River State Police Command says in the early hours of Saturday rescued Comfort Udoenwang following a gun-battle with the armed gangs at Akpap-Okoyong village in Odukpani Local Government Area. It is understood that suspects linked to the incident were arrested and whisked away along Jesus Avenue in Calabar South LGA.

Corper raped in Cross River

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The police in Cross River State have confirmed the arrest of one Michael Edet who raped a serving corps member (name withheld) after breaking into her residence in Ekpri-Obutong in the Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident happened on Friday at about 11pm at Block A6, Obutong Estate in Ekpri-Obutong when […]

Erosion menace threatens community in Cross River

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Ikot Effanga Mkpa community in Calabar Municipal Council was almost being extinct due to erosion that had eaten the area since 2012. Already about 100 houses have given way for erosion while property estimated at several billions of naira have been destroyed. Some of the remaining estates are under threat of submerging due to the […]

Many dead as eatery operator poisons customers in Cross River

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Many customers were said to have died Saturday after an eatery operator in Ogoja, Cross River State, allegedly put poison in the food he sold them. The eatery operator, it was leant, last night, confessed to the crime. The suspect, Paul Armond, who has been arrested by the police, was said to be undergoing interrogation. […]

Cross River Sports Commission receives boost

Cross River State Sports Commission has received a donation of fifty six basketballs and one hundred pairs of canvas shoes from a sports philanthropist. Displaying the items to newsmen in Calabar, the Chairman of the Sports Commission, Right Hon Orok Otu Duke said the basketballs and the canvas shoes will be distributed to over 400 […]

Trucks drivers decry multiple taxation in Cross River

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Trucks drivers in Cross River state have decried what they called multiple taxations in the state. The drivers, over the past years have allegedly been taxed severally by various government agencies in the state. Investigations revealed that each truck driver that carried a tipper of sand was subjected to multiple taxations by local and state […]

N7.5bn UBEC fund will transform education in Cross River- SUBEB Chairman

The Chairman, Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Steve Odey has said that the state has paid its counterpart funding for the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC) and have received a whopping sum of N7.5 billion which the government will use to transform basic education in the state.Dr Odey stated this while briefing […]

‎Minister commences GIAS project in Cross River

Minister of Water Resources, Engineer Suleiman Adamu, has flagged-off the Graduate in Irrigated Agricultural Scheme (GIAS), at Ogoja irrigation project, of the Cross River Basin Development Authority.   Cross River Basin Development Authority, Ogoja Irrigation project became the fifth (GIAS) program among the 12 pilot projects expected to be launch in 2016; an initiative whereby […]

Royal Father Goes Blind as Hunger Forces Bakassi Settlers to Invade Shrines

An 80-year-old clan head from Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River has reportedly gone blind “because the gods are annoyed with him”. Etinyin Eyo Edem, clan head of Akwa Ikon Eyo Edem in Odukpani told journalists in his palace Wednesday that his ordeal is as a result of Bakassi returnees who are now camped in […]

Cross River PDP Chairman Slams Ndoma-Egba for Visiting Buhari

Ndoma-Egba, a bad loser, says Cross River PDP Chairman Ntufam John Okon, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Par ty, (PDP), in Cross River State, has, berated the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, describing him as a bad loser. Okon who spoke with newsmen in Calabar said Ndoma-Egba has refused to take his loss in last […]

Cross River to Explore Gas, Generate Power – Gov-Elect

Cross River State Governor-elect, Prof. Ben Ayade has pledged to engage “the right companies that will explore gas in the state and also generate power through gas turbines”.   Ayade made this disclosure, on Wednesday, in Calabar, during a post-election media chat with journalists to thank the people of the state whom, he said, voted […]

C’River APC, LP Pledge Transformation, Development

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party (LP) Cross River chapters, have both, at their various levels, pledged to transform Cross River into a haven, if voted into office in this Saturday’s gubernatorial election. Represented by Ntufam Fidelis Ugbo, gubernatorial candidate of the LP in the state and his counterpart for the APC, OdeyOchicha, […]

Ministry Partners AFAN to Alleviate Poverty in Cross River

The Cross River State Ministry of Agriculture says it was willing to partner with All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) to alleviate poverty in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Ukam Edodi, made the assertion, on Tuesday, in Calabar, when the executive members of AFAN, Cross River chapter, paid him a […]

Election: Military’s ‘show of force’ in Cross River

A convoy of combined team of members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the para-military organisations, on Tuesday, in a show of force, drove round the streets of Calabar in Cross River State, blaring sirens as they drove along. The convoy, consisting of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Mobile Police, the Police, Civil Defence, Prisons, […]

14 states that’ll determine polls winner

  As Nigerians await the result of the Presidential election held at the weekend, Daily Times can authoritatively reveal that 14 states may determine the winner. The states include Rivers, Delta Abia, Anambra, Lagos and Jigawa. The rest are Kano, Kaduna, Cross River, Imo, Akwa Ibom, Katsina, Bauci and Kebbi. The projection is based on […]