As the Carnival Calabar and Festival gathers momentum, in the ever-buzzing city of Calabar the capital of Cross River State, with a Carnival and Festival theme tagged; “Season of Sweetness”, the state government has rolled out a well-curated calendar of events to make this year’s Carnival and Festival a memorable package and worthwhile experience. Speaking in the state capital, the Special Adviser Events Management, Governor’s Office, Mr. Effiong Ekpenyong has highlighted the Governor’s plans to make this year’s festival …
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A man who was tasered by police three times and fell into the River Thames from Chelsea Bridge has died. An independent inquiry has been launched as police looked into the actions at the bridge. Police were called to the scene after receiving reports of a man armed with a screwdriver on Chelsea Bridge Road at around 9am on Saturday, June 4. Video shared online shows the man, who is in his 40s, shouting at two Met …
The Family Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has convicted a 27-year-old man, Hassan Abdullahi, for raping a 12-year-old child. Abdullahi was convicted by Hon. Justice E.E. Ita, the presiding Judge of the Family Court on Monday, September 27. The court also made another conviction against one Nicholas Edet for the rape of a minor. The conviction was secured courtesy of the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) Head of BRCI, Bar. James Ibor, who confirmed the development …
The bodies of Jigawa State Liaison Officer Abuja, Suleiman Jazuli and that of his driver, Abdullahi, have been recovered three days after his car reportedly plunged into a river. It was gathered that Jazuli and his driver left Kaduna for Abuja since Tuesday afternoon, August 10, but they were neither seen nor heard from until their bodies were found underneath water along Kaduna-Abuja highway on Friday, August 13. According to the deceased’s former classmate, Abdul Ango, the vehicle skidded …
A Pastor of the United Evangelical Church has been arrested by the Cross River state police command for allegedly being in possession of human skull. 45-year-old Michael Bassey was arrested following a complaint from a concerned citizen on threat to life. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Sikiru Akande said the suspect was arrested at No. 56 Uwanse by Asuquo Ekpo Street in Calabar South. Akande said; “The suspect was arrested with one human skull tied with …
The Cross River State Police command has arrested one of its personnel, Inspector Nathaniel Manasseh, over alleged gunrunning and renting his riffles to notorious criminals. The Inspector, who was paraded alongside other suspects at the state police headquarters in Diamond Hill, Calabar, on Tuesday, June 22, was involved in gunrunning in Cross River and Imo State and had not been able to account for some arms including two AK-47 riffles. Briefing newsmen, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sikiru …