Category: Crime
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Alleged Payment of N50,000 Business Grant to All Individuals in Akwa Ibom is Fake, AKSG
Gov. Umo Eno. By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared as fake recent reports by some scammers that the government has begun the payment of N50,000 Business Grant to all individuals in Akwa Ibom. A disclaimer dated April 12 and endorsed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ekerete Udoh said,…
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Cross River Government Condemns Vandalism, Theft of Public Assets in Obudu
Gov. Bassey Otu . By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Government has issued a strong condemnation of the recent attempted theft and vandalization of public transformers in Obudu, describing the act as “reprehensible” and a direct attack on the collective resources meant for the good of all citizens. In a statement signed by the…
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EARCOM Condemns Jungle Justice in Nigeria,
By Anietie Akpan The Ethical and Attitudinal Reorientation Commission of Akwa Ibom State (EARCOM), has again condemned the rise in jungle justice across Nigeria, warning that it is barbaric, inhuman, and holds dire implications for public safety and national stability. Reacting to the recent public lynching of 16 persons in Uromi, Edo State, the Chairman…
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Police Arrest ‘Apostle’, Alleged Killer of His 16-Year-Old Daughter
By Anietie Akpan Police in Nigeria have arrested ‘Apostle’ Ubong Bassey Etim for the alleged murder of his 16-year-old daughter, a child with Down Syndrome. This was contained in a press release by Safe Child Africa. The suspect had earlier alleged that the deceased was a witch and a snake. Safe Child Africa shared the…
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5 Killed, Houses, Vehicles Destroyed in Akamkpa
By Magnus Effiong Five persons were feared dead in Iko Esai community of Akamkpa local government area of Cross River state with many houses, vehicles, household items amongst other things set ablaze when two warring youth factions engaged themselves in brutal violent confrontations. While one of the factions is allegedly loyal to the village/clan head…
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Investigate Zone 7 Officers Fingered In Corruption, Land Matters, PSC Tells IGP
By Dianabasi Effiong The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd), has written to the Inspector General of Police (IG), urging him to investigate the roles of some officers of the Zone 7 Police Command for their alleged involvement in corruption, civil and land matters. According to the PSC’s Spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani,…
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Brush Between Fulani Herdsmen, Some CrossRiver Communities Under Control, CP
By Anietie Akpan The minor brush between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Okoyong Usanga Abasi, Ikot Essien, and Atang Mbakara Okoyong communities in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State has been brought under control. The State Commissioner of Police, Gyogon Grimah said there was “a little brush” between the locals and some Fulani…
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Cocoa Farm Tussle: Investigate Police Brutality on Ichire Now, Lawyers Urge CP
By Magnus Effiong A group of legal practitioners in Cross River has petitioned the Commissioner of Police in the State, Augustine Grimah, to urgently investigate the reported brutality meted out on a citizen, Ogo Ogar Ichire, by the police in Ikom, central Cross River. The lawyers, led by Barrister Sony Mgbe, said Ogo Ichire was…
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Anxiety as C/River Basin Authority Boils
By Magnus Effiong/Princewill Kingston Crisis is brewing at the headquarters of the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) located in 8 miles, Calabar, over the reported theft of MF 275 tractor belonging to the Authority. Besides, the CRBDA workers, weekend, blocked the main entrance to the Basin Authority headquarters in protest over alleged non-payment of…
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Organised Labour, CSO, Youth Groups, Others Reject Protest
By Magnus Effiong The Organised Labour, coalition of Civil Society Organisations, student groups, women groups, youths and market women, Wednesday, rose from a well-attended meeting to distance themselves from the #endbadgovernance protest. Speaking, Chairman Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, in the State, Comrade Gregory Olayi, said workers in the state would not participate in the protest, submitting “As…