Tag: Cross River
Lady set ablaze by mob over motorcycle theft in Cross River
An unfortunate 32-year-old graduate of Federal College of Education, FCE, Obudu, was reportedly roasted to death for allegedly harbouring her…
Cross River violence: Buhari expresses concern, calls for calm
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over reports of violence in four communities in Biase Local Government Area of Cross…
Cross River to crush 30,000 tonnes of cocoa annually
Cross River Government has set a target of crushing 30,000 tons of cocoa annually beginning from 2018/2019 Farming season, Mr…
Nigerian Govt urged to release Basic Health Care Provision Fund
Dr Beta Edu, the Director-General, Cross River Primary Health Care Development Agency, has appealed to the Federal Government to release…
Police arrest 20 suspected cultists
The Cross River Police Command on Monday said it has arrested 20 suspected cultists across the state between August and…
Cross River PDP House of Reps primary put on hold
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives Primaries for of Calabar South, Bakassi and Akpabuyo federal constituency has been…
Flood: 175 houses destroyed, 3,000 rendered homeless in Cross River
Massive flooding has destroyed more than 175 houses, rendered at least 3,000 people homeless in Cross River, according to Mr…
Gov. Ayade raises alarm over influx of Cameroonian refugees
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has raised alarm over the increasing number of Cameroonian refugees in the state following…
Cross River to recruit 2000 teachers, 500 security men
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has directed the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to commence immediate recruitment of…
Ebonyi, Cross River agree to end boundary disputes
Ebonyi and Cross River states have agreed to end hostilities arising from various border disputes between the two states.
NMA raises alarm over medical quackery
The Cross River chapter on the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised an alarm over the increasing rate medical quackery…
34,000 Cameroonian refugees in Cross River – SEMA
The Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Friday said that over 34,000 Cameroonians, were currently taking refuge in…
Nigerian Govt intervenes in Cross River, Ebonyi land dispute
The Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), on Monday visited Cross River in an effort to resolve the land…
Cross River introduces Coding System for commercial vehicles
The Cross River Government has introduced a Coding System for commercial vehicles operating in the state in order to curb…
Police recover 2 human skulls
The Cross River Police Command has within three months arrested 50 suspects, including an alleged cultist caught with two human…
Drug abuse: Cross River Govt sensitises students
The Cross River Government has advised students to abstain from illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin and marijuana to avoid…
Cross River govt. to complete 300km of roads by 2019
The Cross River Government says its target is to complete the 300 kilometres of road projects it has embarked upon…
Orji Kalu sues for peace over Abia, Cross River communal clash
Former governor of Abia, Dr Orji Kalu, has called on appropriate authorities to resolve the crisis that led to the…
Petrol queues disappear in Cross River
Normalcy have returned to petrol stations in Cross River as most of the filling stations were seen selling petrol to…
SUBEB lauded for upgrading facilities in primary schools
Teachers in Cross River have commended the state Universal Basic Education Board for its efforts at improving facilities in primary…
1,000 youths trained on sustainable entrepreneurship in Cross River
The Coalition of Non-Governmental-Organisations (NGOs), had trained over 1,000 youths on sustainable enterpreneurs in Cross River State.
CVR: INEC urged to include Churches, Mosques as registration points
Religious leaders in Cross River have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state to include Churches and…
Ben Ayade Gifts Food Items To Cameroonian Refugees
The Cross River government has provided food and non food materials to over 3,500 Southern Cameroonian refugees camping in Boki…
Measles: Cross River Govt. inaugurates 2018 immunisation campaign
Cross River government on Wednesday, inaugurated the 2018, two-weeks measles immunisation campaign for children between 9 months and five years…
Three petrol stations sealed in Cross River for fuel diversion
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed three petrol stations in Cross River for allegedly diverting three trucks of…
Lassa fever: Cross River increases sensitisation in border communities
The Cross River Government has increased its sensitisation and awareness campaign against Lassa fever in the state, in other to…
Tourism: Cross River plans to generate N1.7b annually
Cross River Government says it plans to make the state a tourism destination by generating N1.7 billion from the sector…
Cross River festival will promote tourism and culture – Commissioner
Mrs Rosemary Archibong, Commissioner for Information in Cross River, says the first edition of the Cross River North Festival (NorthFest)…
Cross River to introduce Border Security Protection Bill
Cross River House of Assembly says it has concluded plans to introduce “Cross River State Border Security and Protection Bill”…