Calabar
26 Feb
Three years after destruction of government and private owned properties worth multiple millions of naira during #EndSARS protests, relics of the crisis may still be seen in Calabar, the Cross River Capital.
17 Feb
Cross River State House of Assembly has tasked the state government to direct relevant agencies to evacuate street children in Calabar metropolis.
20 Dec
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the arrest of five robbery suspects who specialised in attacking hotels and Point of Sale (PoS) operators in Calabar. According to the NSCDC Commandant in Cross River, Mr Charles Brown, the suspects, aged between 15 and 25, were arrested in the early hours of Wednesday…
13 Dec
The activities of kidnappers and armed robbers have continued to instill fear among residents of Calabar, the capital city of Cross River, within the last few months, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. In separate interviews with NAN in Calabar on Wednesday, the respondents said they now lived in perpetual fear as the activities…
11 Dec
Cash scarcity experienced about ten months ago has resurfaced in Calabar, the capital of Cross River state, as some banks have pegged withdrawals over the counter at N5000. The Guardian gathered that almost all Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) are not dispensing cash, only a few are dispensing N5,000 or N10,000 only. Further findings show that…
2 Nov
An armed robbery gang, yesterday, raided houses and carted away pots of soup at the Mbukpa, Ambo and Adak Uko areas of Calabar South Local Council of Cross River State. Though burglary was a regular occurrence in these areas, the carting away of pots of soup and food items was surprising to residents. The Guardian…
27 Oct 2023
Minibus drivers in Calabar, Cross River State, have barricaded major bus stops on the Muritala Muhammad highway in protest against alleged extortion of N45,000 by government agencies for wrong parking. The angry drivers, who chanted anti-government songs with tree leaves and branches on their vehicles, disrupted flow of traffic and left passengers stranded at bus…
3 Oct 2023
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a fish seller in Cross River State and are demanding five million naira as ransom from the family.
17 Aug 2023
After 23 years of communal conflict in Ikot Offiong, Odukpani Council of Cross River State, the newly elected Obong of Calabar, Etubom Anthony Ani, is set to provide schools for the community. With this development, over 20,000 out-of-school children of the community, scattered all over the state owing to the crisis, will now have access…
1 Aug 2023
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Cross River chapter is protesting over the kidnap of it colleague, Prof. Ekanem Philip Ephraim who has been in captivity for the past 19 days. She was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on July, 13, 2023 at her Clinic along Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries by Atimbo, in Calabar while…
25 Jun 2023
Three out of Thirteen Students from Nigeria Medical Students Association (NiMSA) who went on a boat cruise at Marina Resort in Calabar, Cross River State are still missing.
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