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  1. Nigeria Business News

    Business N537 Million Alleged Debt: Donald Duke denies AMCON’s claim – Nairametrics

    Donald Duke, the former Governor of Cross River State, has denied the claim of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) that he owed N537,334,360.77. In a statement made available to the public, Duke made known that he was only owing N350 million, which he had repaid. … Read...
  2. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Election Tribunal delivers five more judgments, dismisses all APC petitions in Cross River – Daily Post Nigeria

    The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar has delivered judgements on five petitions filed by candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State against the candidates of the.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2zWExAw Get More Nigeria Political...
  3. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Detained Nigerian journalist charged with treason for criticising governor – Premium Times Nigeria

    A Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo, who has been in police detention for over a week, over a report about an alleged diversion of N500 million by the Cross River governor, has been charged with treason... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2ZEZxdA Get More Nigeria...
  4. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Gunmen storm Customs warehouse, loot rice-laden bus – Ladun Liadi’s Blog

    Gunmen in the early hours of Sunday invaded the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) premises in Calabar with the intention to cart away seized food items meant for delivery to Internally Displaced Persons camp across the country.... Read more via Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2ZxYHLs Get...
  5. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Photos: Suspected thief with charms tied around his waist set ablaze for allegedly snatching bag in Calabar – Linda Ikeji’s Blog

    A suspected thief has been set ablaze by a mob in Calabar South, Cross River State for snatching a bag. An eye witness who spoke to Cross River Watch, said that the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday August 14.“Just this morning, he snatched hand bag … Read more via Linda...
  6. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro We Do Not Have Power To Sack A REC’, INEC Clarifies Statement On Briyai’s ‘Resignation’ – Channels Television

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified its statement on the resignation of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River State, Dr Frankland Briyai. Amid reports that the REC was sacked, INEC’s … Read more via Channels Television –...
  7. Nigeria Business News

    Business 50 startups get N10 million grants from Lafarge – Nairametrics

    Building materials company, Lafarge Africa in partnership with Cuso International, a non-profit development organisation, has provided N10 million worth of grants to 50 youth startups in their host communities in Cross River. Speaking on the grants provided, Lafarge Africa’s Plant Manager...
  8. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro UN: Nigeria Loses N1.42tn Annually to Violence against Children – Thisdaylive

    The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that Nigeria losses about N1.42 trillion in economic terms annually as consequences of violence against children (VAC). The disclosure was made in Calabar, Cross River State capital, thursday by the Public Finance for Child Protection...
  9. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Fulani shouldn’t be asked to leave south, says ex-security adviser – Newtelegraph

    A former Security Adviser in Cross River, Mr Jude Ngaji, yesterday said it is not right to ask the Fulani residing in the south to relocate to the north because of the activities of killer herdsmen. He said Fulani herdsmen had lived peacefully with communities in the … Read more via...
  10. Nigeria Political News

    Politics C’River: Assembly stops Ayade’s land acquisition for protest – Newtelegraph

    Cross River State House of Assembly has stopped the move by Governor Ben Ayade’s decision to take over about 9,000 hectares of land across the three senatorial districts of the state, demanding explanations on why the land is being acquired. The governor, who was said to have been out …...
  11. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Orphaned Corps Member Killed By Robbers – Leadership Newspaper

    While many people are celebrating the gift of life today, the same cannot be said for a Cross River youth corps member, who was recently shot to death. Identified as Usman Yunusa, the Kaduna-born young man was... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2L4AQA9 Get More Nigeria...
  12. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Ayade decries NDDC’s neglect, threatens to stop federal projects in Cross River – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has threatened to stop all federal projects in the state, alleging total neglect by the.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2Nr2qtH Get More Nigeria Political News
  13. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Calabar Yahoo kingpin pleads guilty, jailed, forfeits properties to FG – Instablog9ja

    Popular yahoo kingpin, Akpojivi Onoriode, was, on Thursday, sentenced by Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, after #EFCC arraigned him on a one-count charge bordering on cybercrime. The 29-year-old graduate of Delta State University, Abraka...
  14. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Yahoo boy training underage boys, says their parents gave consent – Instablog9ja

    Operatives of the EFCC, on Thursday, June 20, 2019, made a harvest of eleven suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’ in an apartment on Parliamentary Extension, Akai Efa, Calabar, Cross River State. The all male suspects are: Endurance Ahunwan (28), Nohuwan Frank (26)...
  15. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Man Allegedly Kills Lady In Calabar, Uses Her Corpse To Cook Peppersoup He Sold To People (Graphic Video) – Tori News

    He is alleged to have killed a woman before using her chopped body to cook peppersoup. A yet-to-be-identified Nigerian man has been beaten mercilessly after he was apprehended for.... Read more via Tori News – http://bit.ly/2Y2lwXA Get More Nigeria Metro News
  16. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Police Detain 400-level Medical Student With Arms – Leadership Newspaper

    A 400-level student of Medicine and Surgery at University of Calabar, who was arrested by the police in Cross River over alleged illegal possession of arms, said he got the weapon to protect himself..... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2MK5BMn Get More Nigeria Metro News
  17. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Williams, Achida, Danladi emerge speakers in Cross River, Sokoto, Kwara – The Guardian Nigeria News

    As more speakers keep emerging across states of the federation, representative of Yakurr 2 Constituency, Eteng Williams has been elected Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, while Joseph Bassey (Calabar South 2) was reelected Deputy Speaker. Williams and Bassey, both … Read more...
  18. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro A Cancer Patient’s Desperate Cry for Help – Leadership Newspaper

    Mrs Happiness Ogar, a mother of three , who has been diagnosed of Fibro Sarcoma ( Cancer of the bone) has been in a critical condition after being referred to... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2HqzBYY Get More Nigeria Metro News
  19. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Man To Die By Hanging For Killing Daughter’s Lover – Tori News

    A man has been sentenced to die by hanging for shooting dead the boyfriend of his daughter in Cross River State.... Read more via Tori News – http://bit.ly/2YDasjT Get More Nigeria Metro News
  20. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro DSS nabs 59 suspected sex workers in Calabar – The Guardian Nigeria News

    The Department of State Security (DSS) has arrested 59 girls, including teenagers suspected to be commercial sex workers in Calabar. The girls were arrested in the wee hours of yesterday, after a secret monitoring on the brothel. Cross River State Director … Read more via The Guardian...
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