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MOSOP hails Ribadu's Ogoni peace model, seeks replication nationwide

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has commended the conflict-resolution approach adopted by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, in the ongoin... Read More


47 applicants lose N51.8m to fake local govt jobs in Cross River

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- An investigative panel in Cross River State has found that 47 applicants lost over N51.8 million after allegedly paying people who promised to secure local government appointments... Read More


Police chief orders detention of officer who shot seven-year-old boy

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Baba Azare, has visited a seven-year-old boy injured during a police stop-and-search operation in Uyo and ordered the detention of t... Read More


Cross River State loses another Commissioner

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The Cross River State Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, Eka Williams, has died. Mr Williams died on Saturday evening while receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailme... Read More


Police deny report of officers' deaths in checkpoint crash

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have denied reports that police officers were killed in a car accident at a checkpoint in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area. The police said no ... Read More


Police save theatre assistant from mob after allegedly performing unauthorised surgery

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a theatre assistant after he allegedly performed a hernia surgery on a 60-year-old patient who later developed complications. The in... Read More


Pay compensation for school takeover or lose it, court tells Akwa Ibom govt

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has given the state government three months to "assess and pay adequate compensation" for taking over a private school or return it to its ori... Read More


Man arrested over alleged arson named mother as instigator - Police

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- The police in Cross River State arrested a 41-year-old man, Bassey Ekpo, for allegedly setting fire to a house at 8 Miles, Calabar. The police said Mr Ekpo was arrested on Saturd... Read More


Rivers ADC says police, local security committee disrupted its meeting, arrested members

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State has accused the police and members of the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC) of disrupting a ... Read More


Police arrest suspects over theft of mobile phones, accessories valued at N49m

Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested six suspects in separate operations over alleged robbery and burglary, including four suspects linked to the theft of property valued... Read More