Jonathan in-law’s palace, thirty other houses set ablaze in Cross River
CALABAR- THE palace of Chief Edward Osim, the Paramount Ruler of Abi local Government Area of Cross River State and father in law to former President Goodluck Jonathan and those of other members of the Usumutong community have been reportedly razed by their Ebom neighbours in a communal conflict between the two which is still raging on Thursday afternoon during the time of this report.
10 feared dead in Abia, Cross River communal clash
A bloody communal clash between the people of Isu clan in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State and their neighbours from Utuma in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State is feared to have left 10 persons dead and scores of houses reportedly set ablaze.
Breaking: Five persons feared killed in Cross River’s renewed communal clash
No fewer than five persons have allegedly been killed in a renewed communal clash between the people of Yakurr local government area and Obubra local government area both in Cross River State.
Excitement as pupils celebrate free school meals in Cross River
PUPILS in public schools in Cross River recently celebrated three months of being fed a meal a day during school hours through the Federal Government Schools Feeding Programme.
5 beheaded over land tussle in Cross River
FIVE persons were reportedly beheaded in a land tussle between the villages of Bubuo and Okwabang in Boki council of Cross River State.
Cameroonian soldiers invade Cross River community, kill three
MFUM, a border community in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State has come under attack by soldiers from Cameroon, leaving three fishermen dead and two others with bullet wounds.
Cross River state loses right to host national sports festival
The 19th National Sports Festival has been officially withdrawn from Cross River state.
C’River signs MoU with firm for Tinapa Lakeside Hotel upgrade, Obudu Ranch Resort
The Cross River State Government, yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mac Creeds and Tom Consortium for the upgrade of Tinapa Lakeside Hotel in Calabar and Obudu Ranch Resort in Obanliku.
Six killed in Cross River tanker explosion
THREE Soldiers were allegedly among six persons burnt to death in Iwuru in Biase Local Government Area in central district of Cross River State on Wednesday night when a tanker laden with petroleum products crashed and exploded along the Calabar – Ikom highway.
N88bn compensation to victims of Biafra war: Anambra, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Ebonyi, Cross River, Abia, Enugu, Benue to benefit
Determined to quell rising agitation by secessionist groups, the Federal Government, yesterday, agreed to release N88 billion for the compensation of victims of the Nigeria/Biafra civil war, as well as for completion of demining and destruction of abandoned explosives within the South-East, South-South and North Central regions of the country.
1 dies, 2 injured as vehicle falls into gully in Cross River
One person has died while two others were seriously injured after a bus fell inside a gully at a bad portion of the Biase-Calabar federal highways.
Students shut C-River College of Health Tech over fees increase, poor services
Students of Cross River State College of Health Technology, Calabar, yesterday, disrupted academic and social activities in the school in protest against astronomical increase in fees.
Paris Club Refund: Court freezes bank accounts of Abia, Cross River, Delta states
ABUJA – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ordered the freezing of the Paris-London Club Refund bank accounts of Abia, Cross River, and Delta states.
Cross River Govt to engage advisor for proposed cement plant
The Cross River Ministry of Solid Minerals Development says it has opened Expression of Interest (EOI) bid for engagement of a Transaction Advisor for the design and construction of its proposed cement plant project.
Reflections of Acting president’s visit to Cross River state
AS a practical demonstration of the determination of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to meet the over 60-year peculiar challenges of the Niger Delta and oil production, the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, GCON, visited Cross River State from June1-2, 2017.
Strike paralyses govt activities in Cross River
GOVERNMENT activities were paralysed in Cross River on Tuesday following an indefinite strike embarked upon by civil servants in the state to demand for the payment of five years gratuity to retirees of the state civil service
