By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old security guard attached to a nursery and primary school in Calabar over the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old pupil. The suspect, identified as Bright Bassey Elijah, was arrested after the incident was reported to the pol…
…farmer foiled alleged plot by three workers to sell their employer's 2-year-old child in Cross River A farmer returning from his farm foiled a child-trafficking case in Cross River State after he reportedly noticed three workers moving suspiciously with their employer's two-year-old child. The incident occurred in Ogbe…
…Top 10 contestants were Danielle Adewusi of Lagos, Anita Osikhena of Edo, Myya Jones of Cross River, Melissa Toghanro of Delta, Oluwafunmibi Ajaja of Ekiti, Benedicta Iferike of Abuja, Chidinma Oluku of Abia, Precious Chinah of Rivers, Eno Idungafa of Akwa Ibom and Edidiong Udoidua of Ebonyi. Final placements Winner: D…
…billion, Bauchi with N157.35 billion and Niger with N140.00 billion followed, while Cross River with N130.01 billion and Benue with N112.32 billion completed the top 10.RankStateDomestic debt1LagosN1.20tn2DeltaN369.30bn3RiversN354.64bn4FCTN358.79bn5EdoN214.93bn6OgunN189.05bn7BauchiN157.35bn8NigerN140.00bn9Cross RiverN1…
…at the association’s 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on Sunday in Calabar, Cross River State. 5. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 2.55 million opioid pills weighing 1,640.55kg in three consignments at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. The agency disclosed t…
…Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi, Benue, Enugu, Abia, Imo, Delta, Bayelsa, Anambra, Ebonyi, Rivers, Cross River and Akwa Ibom.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!The agency listed strong winds ahead of rainfall, moderate rainfall, and frequent lightning as the main features of the inco…
…chances of thunderstorms and light rains over parts of Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states. According to The Nation, later in the day, moderate rains are anticipated across a broader stretch including Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Delta, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi and Anambra states.Tuesday, September 15, 2026, bri…
…Nursing, Katsina State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Kebbi State College of Nursing, Cross River State Colleges of Nursing, as well as institutions in Bauchi, Anambra, Kaduna, Taraba, Zamfara and the Federal Capital Territory, among others. Speaking on the intervention, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of…
By Emma Una, CALABAR The Cross River State Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, Prince Eka William, has died in an Abuja hospital, throwing the state’s political and public service community into mourning. William reportedly died on Saturday evening while receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. His deat…
…Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has launched the National Community Food Bank Programme in Cross River State as part of efforts to tackle food insecurity and malnutrition among vulnerable Nigerians. Tinubu, who flagged off the programme in Calabar on Friday, said three food banks were being launched simultaneously in the…
…and compensated. One case that received little media attention involved an operation in Cross River State. Our operatives were pursuing a notorious kidnapper who fled into a student area. During the operation, four female students had their phones damaged. When I was briefed, I directed that their phones be replaced im…
Residents and motorists in Calabar, Cross River State, have accused officers of the Nigeria Police Force of extortion at a checkpoint close to the Post Office complex, allegedly linked to the Atakpa Police Station. Speaking with The PUNCH on Tuesday in Calabar, they alleged that officers block the road every evening an…
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 56-year-old man for allegedly instigating a mob attack on a man accused of stealing mobile phones around Harbour Junction, Calabar. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, who said the incident o…
Police arrest security guard over s3xual assault of 8-year-old girl in Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old security guard, Ndifreke Godwin, for allegedly s3xually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in Calabar, the state capital. The spokesperson for the command, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, w…
…candidate, Adewole Adebayo, Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress and former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, who is contesting the presidency on the platform of the People’s Redemption Party, among others. However, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the ADC, was conspic…
…by Ode to a hotel, where they stayed for two days. He said Ode subsequently took him to Cross River State, where they stayed for almost three months. When he later asked about the money, Ezekiel said his friend told him it had been spent. He further alleged that when they eventually ran out of money for transportation…
The Cross River State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of a 29-year-old Bolt driver, Emmanuel Effiong Ita, whose body was found in his Honda City vehicle along the Target–Udy King axis of Calabar on Friday. Saturday PUNCH gathered that Ita, a resident of Ikot Effanga Mkpa, Calabar, was disco…
Man arrested in Cross River for allegedly beating his 6-year-old stepdaughter to d3ath after accusing her of being a witch The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Saviour Otu Adim, for the alleged m8rder of his six-year-old stepdaughter in Bakassi Local Government Area of the state. The spo…
…as a formidable opponent that opposition parties must not underestimateDuke, a former Cross River governor, spoke in an interview shared on X, warning that a divided opposition could hand Tinubu an easy victory in 2027The ex-governor used a striking animal analogy to drive home his point about the risks of challenging…
…Illela Border in Sokoto State, Maigatari Border in Jigawa State and Mfun Border in Cross River State. The Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu reopened the Tsamiya land border with Benin Republic in Kebbi State and the Kamba corridor linking Nigeria with the Niger Republic in February 2026. At the time, the N…
…in 2027.Senator Florence Ita GiwaSenator Florence Ita Giwa is a veteran lawmaker from Cross River State who served in the Nigerian Senate. She is widely regarded as one of the pioneering female politicians in Nigeria's post-military democratic era and has been active in national politics across multiple political platf…
A two-year-old boy kidnapped from Bunyia Iruan community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State has been rescued after two suspected kidnappers were apprehended by youths in Ogberia Ochoro community in the Mbube area of Ogoja Local Government Area. The suspects, identified as Suahnen Lorlumun, 17, and Sekeg…
…Donald Duke, has defended his leadership credentials, saying his record as governor of Cross River State (1999-2007) demonstrates a commitment to building strong institutions, promoting merit and leaving public office better than he met it. Duke said if elected president in 2027, […] The post 2027: My record reflects c…
…general travel and transport expenditure head. Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara had the complete data. Comparable data were unavailable for…
…to celebrate service, experience and institutional memory.He said Walson-Jack’s service across Rivers, Bayelsa and the Federal Civil Service had given her a unique perspective of Nigerian public administration. The Borno governor said retirement from office should not mean retirement from service to Nigeria, urging Wal…