Tag: CALABAR
Ex-commissioner in police custody for defiling 15-year-old in Calabar
Former information commissioner and special adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on biodiversity Edet Asim has been placed in police custody for continuously defiling a...
Gov. Ayade to fix potholes in Calabar before Christmas, says aide
The Cross River Government has appealed to the general public to be patient over the sudden emergence of potholes on major roads in Calabar,...
IPOB: Igbo traders resist sit-at-home order in Calabar
Igbo traders in Calabar, Cross River on Wednesday defied the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the News Agency of...
Governor Ayade charges governors’ wives on children, women empowerment
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has charged the Southern Governors Wives’ Forum (SGWF) to place premium on the welfare and empowerment of children...
1 dies, 2 injured as vehicle falls into gully in Cross...
One person has died while two others were seriously injured after a bus fell inside a gully at a bad portion of the Biase-Calabar...
Many feared dead as navy, police clash in Calabar
Many people were feared dead on Tuesday night after men of the Nigerian Navy and police clashed in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
The...
Tinapa: Nigeria’s $450 million white elephant
With its futuristic film studios, luxury shops and elevated light railway, Tinapa should be a showcase of Nigerian dynamism, a commercial hub for West...
Manchester United players to wear black armbands for Calabar victims
English football club, Manchester United, have announced that their players will wear black armbands to mourn the football fans who died after a high-tension...
NERC probes Calabar football viewing centre tragedy
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has begun investigations into the electrocution of some football fans in Calabar on Thursday night.
Head of Public Affairs...
Dogara seeks probe into death of football fans in Calabar
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident which led to the death of football fans in...









