Cross River State news

Cross River Slay Queens Sentenced To Five Years Jail Term For stealing and Selling Baby For N150K Two slay queens were sentenced to five years in prison by a Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, for selling a…
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Barely 24 hours after cross river Gov's order to criminals, Kidnappers dare Gov Otu whisk away Top lecturer, health worker Dr. Iniudo George-Ukpong, a lecturer in the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Cross…
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Cross River governor, Bassey Otu, orders suspension of civil service recruitments Cross River's governor, Bassey Otu, has suspended recruitment into the state's civil service. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr.…
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Gov Ayade Appoints Five Permanent Secretaries Ben Ayade, the governor of Cross River State, has appointed five Permanent Secretaries to the state's public service. This occurs 25 days before the conclusion of his…
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Nigeria’s longest-serving monarch, Davies-Agba of cross River state, dies after 64-year reign His Royal Majesty, Joseph Davies-Agba, the paramount traditional ruler of Obudu Local Government Area in the state of Cross River, has passed…
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2-storey building collapses in Calabar On Saturday afternoon in Calabar, a two-story building collapsed, trapping a number of people and injuring a great number of others severely. Those rescued have been evacuated to Calabar's…
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Ex-Cross River Lawmaker, Patrick Uguge Arrested For Allegedly R*ping Wife’s Niece Former member of the Cross River State House of Assembly Patrick Uguge has been arrested. The police arrested him for the alleged rape of his wife's…
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Tribunal: PDP's Sandy Onor Accuses INEC Of Frustrating Inspection Of Election Materials The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), despite an ongoing court order, has been accused of deliberately impeding…
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Cross River Muslim Community: Sarki Garuba Congratulates Governor Elect, Otu, Urges Prayers for Successful Tenure  The head of Muslims and Sarki Hausa/Fulani Community in Cross River State, Alhaji Garuba Lawan, has…
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Gunmen kidnap deputy governorship candidate, three others in Cross River Gunmen have kidnapped the Deputy governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) Prince Agbor Onyi, and three others. The incident occurred…
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Cross River PDP Raises Alarm Over Plans By Police To Compromise Governorship, State Assembly Elections The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River has raised the alarm over plan by the Police Command to…
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Cross Riverians react as a large number of soldiers take over Obudu LGA Soldiers have repeatedly taken over Governor Ayade’s hometown ahead of the 2023 Saturday polls. Ejes Gist News…
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Cross River has joined the league of states asking the Supreme Court to set aside Buhari’s directive on ban of old N500, N1,000 notes  Ten state governors in Nigeria have asked the Supreme Court to set aside the…
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Another Cross River Girl Dies In A Hotel In Abuja  Another Cross River girl, Promise Ekong, from Boki LGA, has reportedly died in a hotel, Stanzel Grand Resort, 5th Avenue, Gwarinpa, in Abuja. …
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Governor Ayade's Chief of Staff Escapes Death As Gunmen Open Fire On His Convoy  The Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Martins Orim, on Sunday escaped an assassination attempt following an attack on his…
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The kidnappers of Ayade Commissioner have demanded N150 million for her release, Ejesgist News has gathered. After eight days in captivity, the gunmen who kidnapped Prof. Gertrude Njar, the Cross River State Commissioner of…
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Thugs attack 8 PDP chieftains in Cross River At least eight strong members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were attacked early on Monday in Ikot Offiong, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross River, and property worth millions of…
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A woman named Professor Gertrude Njar, who is currently serving as a Commissioner of Women's Affairs in the state of Cross River, was taken captive. Read Also: Supreme Court fixes date to rule on suit against Ahmad Lawan senatorial…
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PDP has called on the traditional rulers in Cross River to go spiritual to secure their votes from those planning to rig the forthcoming general elections in the state. Invoke the gods of the land to protect your…
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Former APC lawmakers and thousands of their supporters have defected to the PDP in Cross River State. The gale of defections has continued to rocked the ruling APC in the state as former House of Assembly…
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