cross river state news

The Digest: Farmers and landowners in several Cross River State communities have raised alarm over sustained invasions of farmlands by cattle and armed herders allegedly wielding AK-47 rifles. According to residents who spoke during a live phone-in programme on HIT FM, Calabar, the incidents...

The Digest: The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a man, Joseph Emmanuel, for allegedly beating his 10-year-old daughter to death following a domestic dispute. The incident occurred in Calabar after the girl reportedly misplaced the petrol pipe used by her father for his commercial...

The Digest: Two men have died in Cross River State following a violent altercation over a missing bunch of plantains. According to an eyewitness account, the incident occurred in the Akpap-Okoyong community of Odukpani Local Government Area. Effiong reportedly confronted Edet at his home...

The Digest: Eighty militants operating in the Calabar creeks and parts of Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross River State, have voluntarily surrendered arms and ammunition to the Nigerian Army. The surrender, supervised by the 13 Brigade under Operation OKWOK, included two groups led by...

The Digest: Samuel Sampson Udo, a 26-year-old former Student Union President, was gunned down by rival cult groups during his father's burial rites in Cross River State, highlighting the escalating cult crisis that has claimed at least nine lives in the state this year alone. Key Points...