15-year-old pregnant for father in Cross River State …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Adamu Ibrahim Umaru, 48, was on Thursday paraded by the zone 6 Police Command in Cross River over allegation of defiling and impregnating his 15-year old daughter. The zone 6 spokesperson, SP Nelson Okpabi told newsmen that the suspect was arrested on Friday, … Read more
Cross River PDP SEC meets first time in 2 years …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Following the crisis that engulfed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River, culminating in the removal of the state chairman, the State Executive Council (SEC) held its meeting for the first time in two years on Tuesday. The meeting took … Read more
Strike: Labour shifts ground in Cross River …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The labour unions in Cross River State have postponed the planned industrial action slated to commence on Wednesday after negotiations hit dead end between the unions and the government. The organised labour however, slated a 2-day warning strike for November 25 and … Read more
Cross River PDP Chairman kicks against his removal from office …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Mr Venatius Ikem has described his alledged removal as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River by the State Working Committee (SWC) as faulty and against the party’s constitution. While noting his purported removal to be political, … Read more
SWC removes Cross River PDP chairman …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The state chairman of the Cross River chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Venatius Ikem has been removed from office by the State Working Committee (SWC) of the party. The entire 14 SWC members, excluding the sacked chairman, the state auditor … Read more
Minimum Wage: Cross River Committee gets 4 weeks deadline …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Cross River Government has handed a four-week period to the Joint Public Service Negotiating and Implementation Committee for the N70,000 Minimum Wage to conclude its assignment. The Commissioner for Information, Dr Erasmus Ekpang, who disclosed this in an interview … Read more
NIS Warns Against Smuggling Of Migrants Into Nigeria …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has warned border communities and citizens against smuggling migrants into the country. The NIS Cross River State Command led by Comptroller Prisca Ogbodo gave the warning during a nationwide sensitization on the smuggling of migrants (SOM) in Cross … Read more
Police officer killed, 2 Chinese abducted in Cross River …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Gunmen, on Thursday evening, reportedly shot and killed an Inspector of Police and also abducted two Chinese nationals in a bloody operation at Quarry Camp in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River. The Police Public Relations Officer in charge of Zone … Read more
PDP rejects Cross River LG election results, heads to court …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Cross River chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the local government elections conducted on Saturday in the state fell short of every standard to be called an election. The party subsequently rejected the results and said … Read more
APC sweeps Cross River, Nasarawa LG elections …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has declared the 13 chairmanship candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the Nov. 2 local government election in the State. Mr Ayuba Wandai, Chairman of the commission and Returning Officer, made the … Read more