Cross River State

February 28, 2023

Obi wins Ebonyi, Cross River as Atiku takes Bayelsa

Peter Obi, representing the Labour Party (LP), has won the presidential election held in the states of Ebonyi and Cross River. Obi received 259,738 votes to defeat Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi, as revealed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tinubu received... Read More

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February 27, 2023

Atiku wins Buhari’s home state, Katsina; Tinubu wins all Ogun 20 local govts | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Atiku wins Buhari’s home state, Katsina Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the PDP has defeated Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling APC, in President Buhari’s home state, Katsina after polling 489,045 votes from across the 34... Read More

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November 23, 2022

Buhari to unveil redesigned naira notes today; Boko Haram kill 10 Chadian soldiers at Nigerian border | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Buhari to unveil redesigned naira notes today Boko Haram kill 10 Chadian soldiers at Nigerian border US govt restates visa ban warning to election riggers Osun inauguration: Security agencies issue warning against rumoured threat Kidnappers release two Cross River doctors, others Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian... Read More

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We can’t campaign for Tinubu again – Northern APC Christians; They are not serious – APC mocks PDP over Funke Akindele choice | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

We can’t campaign for Tinubu again – Northern APC Christians Over 23,100 security officials deployed as Osun prepares for gov poll They are not serious – APC mocks PDP over Funke Akindele choice Ayade approves 100 percent review of judicial officers’ salaries Health Ministry officials mismanaged N5.7bn donor agency fund – Senate Across Nigeria’s 36... Read More

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Lagos shuts down Redeemers school as 5-year-old pupil drowns; Again, gun men decimate INEC office in Enugu | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Again, gun men decimate INEC office in Enugu Over Alleged incompetence, Police Redeploy Osun State Commissioner INEC begins mock accreditation in Osun State ahead of elections Lagos shuts down Redeemers school as 5-year-old pupil drowns 2023: 30 years after, PDP elects female running mate in Cross River State Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal... Read More

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. We will reconsider our quit notice to Igbos in the North – Arewa Youth The Coalition of Arewa youth which issued a quit notice to Igbos residing in the north has said they will reconsider their quit notice to Igbos. 2. UI, UNILAG, OAU... Read More

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People call me a magician because I continually pay salaries – Governor Ayade

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has said despite the receipt of only N4.3 billion as federal allocation, he has been able to pay workers in the State. He disclosed this shortly after his arrival from Abuja at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar. He said, “As you all know, we got N4.3 billion... Read More

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October 29, 2016

$29.96 billion, 33000 | 5 numbers that mattered this week

$29.96bn – The amount of loan the Federal Government of Nigeria plans to borrow from the World Bank, African Development Bank, Japan International Co-operation Agency, Islamic Development Bank and China Exim Bank in the next three years. N2.1trn – The total amount Nigeria lost to the activities of militants in the Niger Delta region from... Read More

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December 30, 2014

Liyel Imoke beats his chest – claims Calabar Carnival is the greatest show in Africa

by Chinwe Okafor The Carnival Calabar remains the greatest show ever in Africa, Mr. Liyel Imoke has claimed following the 10th anniversary of the event and the opening of the 2014 Adult Carnival Calabar in Cross River state. The governor who was flanked by his wife, Obioma and the state’s PDP governorship candidate, Senator Ben... Read More

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December 8, 2014

Senate leader, Ndoma-Egba looses re-election bid, out of Senate

by Godwin Akanfe Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has lost his re-election bid. He was defeated in the Cross River State Central senate primary by John Owan Enoh, the House of Representatives committee chairman on appropriation, who gathered 217 votes. Ndoma Egba polled 37 and Ambassador Egbe polled 20. Another incumbent senator, this time the... Read More

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September 1, 2014

Five perish in Cross River following dog meal

by Azubuike Azikiwe Five people have been confirmed dead in Cross River state, after eating dog meat. The incident happened last Friday in Uchenyim Village, Wanikade, North Ukelle. According to Ugbem Onawo, a resident of the village, the dog ate chicken eggs laced with gamalin 20 insecticide, after which, it fell ill. When it was was... Read More

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December 28, 2013

Colour Fiesta: Tonto Dikeh, Funke Akindele, Florence Ita-Giwa & more go “wild” at the Calabar Carnival (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu Leading top Nollywood stars, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa and her Seagull band made another entertaining outing this year at the annual Calabar Carnival in Cross River state. All months tickets and hotel accommodation were being booked for performers and tourists who were travelling from far juts to be part of the colourful event. This... Read More

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December 6, 2013

Sunny Neji returns! One North One Love [DOWNLOAD]

by Chisom Ukaegbu Sunny Neji is back with a new track titled “One North One Love. The song is Neji‘s way of encouraging his kinsmen to embrace political peace in the forthcoming elections. The focus of his cry are the five local government areas that make up Ogoja local government area in the North of Cross River... Read More

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November 18, 2013

Caught in the act: 3 armed robbers including 2 females stripped naked in Cross River

by Adeola Balogun Three suspected robbers were on Friday beaten up and stripped naked in Cross River after it was alleged that they attempted to rob a woman of N1.5 million. The suspects, 2 females and their male counterpart were apprehended by passers-by in Calabar, the state capital, after a taxi driver got wind of... Read More

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October 17, 2013

DISASTER: Over 20 people trapped in Obudu Resort mudslide

by Oge Okonkwo Over 20 persons have been left stranded due to a natural disaster which occurred at the famous Obudu Mountain Resort in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. The landslide which occurred early this week led the Cross River State government swinging into action by contacting different operation teams comprising of NEMA, SEMA and the... Read More

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September 17, 2013

TRAGIC: Pregnant woman, 2 children burnt to death in Cross River

A pregnant woman, Ekaiquo Ewa, and her two children aged 7 and 3, were burnt to death, when a building that served as a residential building and business outlet caught fire, weekend, in Ugep, Yakuur Local Government Area, Cross River State. The inferno, which engulfed the 27, Calabar Road house on Friday at 7p.m., caught... Read More

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September 5, 2013

Tragedy: Generator fumes kill newly wed couple, one other

by ‘Jola Sotubo An abrupt end has come to the newly created matrimony of a young couple in Cross River State as they have lost their lives after inhaling poisonous, carbon monoxide-laden generator fumes. Bassey Effiong (27) and his wife, Glory (21) were reportedly killed by the fumes in their yet to be completed abode... Read More

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Victim claims pension money mysteriously turned to paper after taking a taxi (READ)

by Rachel Ogbu A woman claims that the pension money she withdrew from a second generation bank mysteriously turned to pieces of newspapers after she alighted from a commercial taxi in Calabar, Cross River State. The 24-year-old woman who did not release her name to reporters said the money was for the upkeep of her... Read More

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How I was kidnapped and taken into the bush – Boy, 7, narrates ordeal (PHOTOS)

Eight suspected kidnappers were paraded recently in Cross River State for kidnapping a seven-year-old pupil of Martha Dei Primary School in Ogoja, Cross River State. The boy, Williams Ebele, has since narrated his ordeal saying he was enticed by the ice cream they offered him and that they had lied that his father sent... Read More

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Psychiatric patient commits suicide in Calabar

A mentally unstable person, Joel Uduak, has committed suicide by hanging himself at the Federal Psychiatric Hospital in Calabar, Cross River State. The incident, which happened around 2am on Sunday, allegedly took the medical staff by surprise as the hospital had ensured that its structures were built to make suicide impossible. A source, who craved... Read More

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Irene Ogede: More than Salt – Uncovering my history (30 Days, 30 Voices)

What does mean for me? Geopolitically, I’m South-South but Benue State is North-Central yet language and culture wise; I am strongly related to the Idoma of Benue. “Study the past if you would define the future” – Confucius I recently had an argument with my eldest sister while our mother sat back bemused at the... Read More

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February 7, 2013

Tragic: NYSC member drowns in Cross River

Weekends in Ikom village, Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State, are always busy with fishing, the major occupation of the villagers. It was not different penultimate Sunday as the villagers trooped to the river. Many were fishing. Some came to swim; others to wash their clothes. In the throng were some Corps members,... Read More

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January 10, 2013

How to say Happy Birthday to a governor’s wife

by Ogaga Ifowodo If in the position of any of these nine birthday poets, however, I would think of a primary school in need of a few more desks and books; or a community health centre that can serve as a proper dispensary and ante-natal clinic; or street and neighbourhood improvement. Mrs. Obioma Imoke is... Read More

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December 27, 2012

Colourful sights and stunning beauties from the Calabar Carnival – See Photos

by Isi Esene It has been hailed as the best Carnival in this part of the world and we doubt anyone can dispute that. We bring you pictures from the ongoing Calabar Carnival taking place in Cross River. Please see the photos below: – Photos courtesy Editi Effiong

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November 28, 2012

Akon, Hugh Masekela, Sakordie, 2 Face, others for 2012 Calabar Festival

Barely a week to the commencement of the Calabar festival, the senior advisor to the governor on event management, Cross River State, Nzan Ugbe has released the itinerary for the 31 days event which kicks off on Friday. According to Ugbe, topping the list of the list of international and local musicians expected to perform... Read More

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November 6, 2012

Oops: Namadi Sambo’s helicopter damages 78-yr-old woman’s mud-house

by Isi Esene Vice President Namadi Sambo’s visit to Buanchor, in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, brought nothing but grief to Bessie Obi on Friday as sand and wind propelled by his helicopter caused the collapse of her mud-house. The 78-year-old woman quickly ran out of her house wailing over the misfortune... Read More

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October 23, 2012

How 51-year-old widow was killed by suspected ritualists

by Isi Esene Helen Ilonge, the primary healthcare coordinator in Bekwara Local Government Area of Cross River State, who was kidnapped last week has been found with head severed. The widow with five children was suspected to have been a victim of ritual killers. Ilonge was reported to have been kidnapped while on her way... Read More

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August 11, 2012

Teacher plunges to death while plucking fruit for girlfriend

by Mayowa Salami It was a tragic end to a love story for a teacher based in Calabar, Cross River State, simply identified as Eddy, who reportedly fell from a tree while trying to pluck a pear fruit for his girlfriend. The man, who was a teacher at the Federal Housing Estate Secondary School, Calabar,... Read More

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August 10, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Bakassi group threatens liberation, hoists flag

Isi Esene The issues surrounding the ceding of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon has taken a new turn as a group named Bakassi Self Determination Front has taken the disagreement to a whole new level by setting up a radio station operating on 4.2MHz and 5.2MHz band to disseminate its reservations against the ceding which... Read More

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At last, we are making money – Tinapa’s managing director celebrates

by Chi Ibe Tinapa’s managing director, Bassey Ndem announced that the business and leisure resort has recorded significant successes in recent times. According to him, the resort had hosted numerous international activities, and its hotel is currently the most performing hotel in Cross River.“There are a lot of good things in Tinapa, There is an air... Read More

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