Court remands alleged serial k!ller over m8rder in Cross River An alleged serial k!ller, Akaninyene Ignatius Eshiet, has been remanded at the Afokang Custodial Centre after being arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Calabar over the m8rder of two persons in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. Eshiet…

Navy destroys Militants' hideout in Cross River coastal community The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) VICTORY has destroyed a hideout allegedly used by suspected militants terrorising coastal communities in Ine Ikoridung, a settlement in Cross River State. The operation followed intelligence reports that the group had relocat…

…– N1,295Adamawa – N1,370Akwa Ibom – N1,235Bauchi – N1,385Bayelsa – N1,235Borno – N1,335Cross River – N1,350Delta – N1,300Ebonyi – N1,355Enugu – N1,350Gombe – N1,365Jigawa – N1,352Imo – N1,295Kaduna – N1,365Katsina – N1,312Kebbi – N1,312Kogi – N1,360Ogun – N1,295Ondo – N1,300Osun – N1,300Rivers – N1,295NNPC adjusts petr…

…years ago.In an emotional video shared on Instagram, Osas said her mother, a native of Cross River State, has lived with the pain of losing her children for three decades and has refused to leave Kaduna in the hope that they would one day return. Read here.In the update shared on social media this morning, Lister said…

…cost of a healthy diet jumping 49.3%. It was followed by Gombe at 34.1%, Yobe at 29.9%, Cross River at 28.1%, Kano at 27% and Ogun at 26.7%.However, BudgIT cautioned that percentage increases should be viewed alongside actual naira values. Taraba, for instance, started January with a healthy diet cost of just N769 per…

…decades ago. In an emotionally charged video, Osas revealed that her mother, a native of Cross River State, has spent the last 30 years living in agony, refusing to leave Kaduna State in the hopes that her children will one day return. The incident dates back to the 1990s, when Osas's mother was married to her first hu…

By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill outlawing quackery in the state’s health sector, in a move lawmakers say will shield residents from unqualified practitioners and strengthen healthcare delivery across the state. The bill, titled “A Law to Prohibit Quackery Practices i…

…will smile – SSG By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar Newly employed local government workers in Cross River State have staged a peaceful protest in Calabar over 11 months of unpaid salaries, urging Governor Bassey Otu to approve their enrolment on the state payroll. The protesters, drawn from local government areas across the s…

…until Nov. 2 for judgment in a suit challenging the emergence of former governor of Cross River, Mr Donald Duke of Cross Rivers, as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for the 2027 general elections. Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date on Tuesday in Abuja after counsel for the plaintiff, A…

…including payments. “There are states I would not want to be posted to, like Nasarawa, Cross River, and other ones that are very far from where I’m based. I would prefer to stay closer to Lagos State. I don’t think I would want to go very far at all. “If NYSC eventually posts me to a state that is not my choice, I woul…

…states. It also said that the week 28 cases were reported in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Kogi and Cross River, while week 27 cases were recorded in Ondo, Edo, Benue, Bauchi and Kogi. The report showed that as of week 28, Nigeria had recorded 963 confirmed cases and 229 deaths, with a case fatality rate of 23.8 percent, higher t…

A grieving mother of seven, Mrs Mercy Edu, from Ikot Anwatim community, Calabar, Cross River State, shares with EMEM JULIUS how she lost four children to a landslide caused by hours of heavy rainfall Could you introduce yourself? My name is Mrs Mercy Edu. I live in the Ikot Anwatim community in Calabar, Cross River Sta…

…of state of origin, has the right to aspire to such positions. It commended the Cross River State Government for maintaining a peaceful and hospitable environment, saying the protest did not reflect the values of the state or its disposition towards federal institutions operating within its territory. “Cross River has…

By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The Conservator of the Cross River National Park, Mr. Joseph Ntui, has raised alarm over the rapid depletion of Cross River’s rainforest, disclosing that about 14,000 hectares of tropical rainforest were lost in 2025 alone, resulting in the emission of an estimated eight million tonnes of car…

The National Emergency Management Agency and the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency have conducted a joint damage and needs assessment in flood-hit riverine communities in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State to facilitate humanitarian intervention for affected residents. The assessment, carried…

…and Kogi States)5. 6 Division Headquarters - Port Harcourt (Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States)6. 7 Division Headquarters - Maiduguri (Borno and Yobe States)7. 8 Division Headquarters - Sokoto (Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States)8. 9 Division Headquarters - Ilorin (Kwara and Niger States)9. 10 Division Headquarters…

Demands crackdown on non-state actors By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The Igbo community in Cross River State has raised the alarm over alleged illegal taxation and daily harassment by non-state actors, warning that the situation is crippling businesses across the state. The concerns were raised during an interactive sessio…

…to life imprisonment for r@ping 16-year-old girl in Criss River A High Court in Calabar, Cross River State has convicted and sentenced one John Sunday Eyo, to life imprisonment for r@ping a 16-year-old girl. The judgement was delivered on Tuesday, 21 July, 2026, by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu, who found the defendant gu…

Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old man, Udeme Emmanuel Ekpeme, for allegedly impersonating a medical doctor and defrauding a woman of N500,000 with a promise to secure employment for her children at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, di…

…State has reached 60% completion. Sections IIIA and IIIB, running through Akwa Ibom and Cross River states, are at 20% completion. Sections IVA and IVB remain in early stages at 5%, and Section V has been awarded and is currently under construction.From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram.Sokot…

…House of Representatives representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency of Cross River State, Peter Akpanke, has been petitioned over an alleged unpaid travel debt of more than N19.15m arising from the procurement and reissuance of international and local airline tickets. The petition, addressed to the Indep…

…per cent), Zamfara (24.00 per cent), Kaduna (24.71 per cent), Edo (25.90 per cent), Cross River (25.91 per cent), Delta (26.31 per cent), Borno (26.62 per cent), Kano (26.80 per cent), Anambra (27.37 per cent), Ondo (28.14 per cent), Ogun (28.18 per cent), Jigawa (29.06 per cent), Nasarawa (29.11 per cent), and Bayelsa…

Cross River Governor Bassey Otu received seven indigenes who earned Presidential Honours at the State Villa, Abuja, during the 2025 NYSC service yearOtu announced automatic employment for all seven awardees, with alternative support packages available for those who prefer not to join the civil serviceThe seven benefici…

…for the m8rder of his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Basseyj over witchcraft in Calabar, Cross River. Etim was sentenced on Monday, July 20, 2026 by the High Court No. 11, presided over by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu, Etim k!lled Deborah, who suffered from Down's syndrome, after she slipped and fell while disposing her f…

…since April 2026, the Navy had conducted more than 580 intelligence-driven operations across Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Cross River and Lagos states. The operations, he said, resulted in the recovery of over 4.698 million litres of stolen crude oil and illegally refined petroleum products, the arrest of more than 91 suspe…