Tag: Calabar
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Carnival Calabar: C’River Tourism Bureau trains security personnel on friendly policing
Wevole Ezin In a bid to ensure friendly policing on potential tourists during the 31 days 2023 annual Calabar Festival/Carnival, the Cross River State Tourism Bureau has trained military and paramilitary personnel in the state. The one Day Train the Trainer Workshop with the theme; “Africa’s Warmest Welcome for Military and Paramilitary Forces.” took place…
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Police rescue ex-INEC worker from kidnappers
The Police Command in Cross River rescued a former staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shortly after her abduction at her residence in Calabar on Saturday. The command’s spokesperson, Irene Ugbo who gave the c
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Fire destroys goods worth millions in Calabar
Goods believed to be worth millions of Naira were on Thursday morning destroyed by fire at Watt, a popular market in Calabar, Cross River.
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One killed as gunmen attack Calabar prison
A Correctional Service officer was on Wednesday night killed when gunmen attacked Afokang Correctional facility in Calabar, Cross River. The spokesman of the state Command of the Correctional Service,
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Carnival Calabar 2023: Otu woos foreign nationals, says security is intact + Photos
Wevole Ezin Cross River State Governor, Prince Bassey Otu, has called on foreign National to grace the 2023 Annual Carnival Calabar, says state security architecture is intact, Otu stated on Sunday, while flagging off the first Carnival dry run, at the Millennium Park in Calabar, the state capital. The governor represented by his deputy, Hon…
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Cross River Govt. plans rail line to link Obudu to Calabar
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River says his administration has begun plans to construct a rail line that will link Obudu from Calabar. Otu disclosed this in Calabar during a media interaction
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Doctors protest over colleague’s abduction in Calabar+Photos
Wevole Ezin, Calabar. The Nigeria Medical Association(NMA), Cross River chapter are protesting over the abduction of Prof. Ekanem Philip- Ephraim who has been in captivity for the past 19 days. She was abducted by unknown gunmen on July, 13, 2023 at her Clinic in Atimbo, close to Mountain of Fire Miracle Ministries in Calabar while…
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Cross River speaker calls for arrest of gay party organisers
Mr Elvert Ayambem, Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly has called for the arrest and prosecution of organisers of a gay party in Calabar. Ayambem made the call in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary,
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Three missing as boat conveying Medical Students capsized in Calabar
Wevole Ezin, Calabar Boat conveying students of Nigeria Medical Students Association (NiMSA) has capsized at the Marina Resort in Calabar, Cross River capital as three feared dead. It was gathered that the boat capsized at 3pm today (Saturday) when some of the medical students who came from Universities across the country to attend the NiMSA…
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Cross River gov bans ‘Okada’ in Calabar
The Cross Rivers State Governor, Bassey Otu has banned the activities of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada in Calabar. Otu said those willing to use their motorcycles for commercial