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Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River says the state will require N5 billion to repair the Calabar International Conference Centre (CICC) vandalised by hoodlums.Ayade made this known on Monday while reaffirming the curfew imposed on…

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has charged security agencies in the state to take legitimate actions to halt the spate of arson and carnage witnessed in some parts of Calabar.The governor’s charge is contained in a release issued on…

The 305 Special Mobility Group of the Nigerian Air Force in Calabar has inaugurated the Nigerian Air Force Officer’s Wives Association (NAFOWA) Little Angels creche and Kindergarten school.The school, which would be for…

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, has commissioned a 30 X 1 bedroom transit accommodation for airmen at the 305 Special Mobility Group (SMG) on Thursday in Calabar.Abubakar, who was represented at the…

The Cross River Police Command has arrested 11 persons during an initiation into a cult at Bishop Moynag Avenue, State Housing, Calabar.SEE ALSO: Ayade orders resumption of Sunday services in Cross RiverThe command Police Public…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Cross River command,  has arrested an irregular Cameroonian migrant, Kouaha Dieudonne, 42, with seven multiple standard passports.SEE ALSO: Unknown Gunmen Abduct Four Chinese Nationals, Kill Police…

Goods worth millions of Naira have been destroyed by fire which wreaked havoc on over 100 shops in the popular Marian market in Calabar on Friday. SEE ALSO: Lagos Explosion: Archbishop of Lagos commiserates with affected Families The…

The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has confirmed five positive cases of COVID-19 in the state. SEE ALSO: Actor-Comedian, D.L Hughley Tests Positive For Coronavirus After Collapsing On Stage The Chief Medical Director of…

The leadership of Highway, 8-miles Bus Drivers Welfare Association, Calabar, Cross River, has slashed transport fares of the big buses in Calabar metropolis from N100 to N70 a drop.The association said the decision was taken after due…

The Zone 6 Headquarters of the Nigerian Police in Calabar has arrested the suspected killers of Naval Sub Lt. David Igbashal. SEE ALSO: U.S. Basketball player to play for D’Tigers at 2021 Olympics Igbashal was abducted on Feb. 22 while on…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of Dr Bassey Eyo Edet and Dr Aisha Adamu as Medical Directors for Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Cross River and Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, Taraba, respectively. SEE…

Heavy rain which started by 9:45 pm, in Calabar on Saturday, March 21, has destroyed property and power installations in some parts of the state. SEE ALSO: Flooding: NIHSA Cautions Nigerians on Early Preparation The rain which started…

Mrs Christiana Ekanem, a staff of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital who was kidnapped in her home in Calabar on March 10, has regained freedom. SEE ALSO: Bill Cosby Slams Eddie Murphy, Calls him "Hollywood Slave" Mr Ani Esin, State…

The Cross River Government says it has concluded plan to host an international trade fair between April 15 and 20 in Calabar, about three decades after it held the last major one.Mr Joseph Edet, Managing Director, Summit Hills,…

Two persons have been abducted by gunmen in Calabar over the weekend, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). SEE ALSO: #RevolutionNow: Arrested Nations Correspondent regains freedom NAN gathered that Dr David Ugwu, an Associate…

The Cross River Government has destroyed over 100 illegal shops including containers erected within the premises of the popular Etim-Edem Park in Calabar metropolis.SEE ALSO: …

Thousand of teachers and lawyers in various ministries, departments and agencies have reportedly blocked the main entrance into Governor Ben Ayade’s office in Calabar, to protest alleged removal of their names from the state’s payroll.…

Seven people have been left dread in a clash between cult groups in Calabar, Cross River state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the incidents, on Tuesday, October 22.Ugbo stated that the incident …

The police command in Cross River has arrested two robbery suspects in Calabar South during an operation in the area on Friday.Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Irene Ugbo confirmed the arrest to News Agency of Nigeria…

Fifty-nine commercial sex workers have been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) in Calabar, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.Mr Ilupeju Adebayo, Director of the DSS Command in Cross River, who disclosed this to…

Mr Gabe Onah, Chairman, Calabar Carnival Commission, says the 2018 edition of the carnival will host over 30 countries and 25 states.Onah made the disclosure on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar.…

Ogolo Eke, a student in her 100-level student at the Cross River University of Technology in Calabar, died on Wednesday due to a kerosene explosion in her house in the Eight Miles area of Calabar.The victim was 21 and a student of the…