Cross River State

An attack on Bakassi Jetty in Cross River State have left a police officer dead and many injured, GistBriefly reports. The militants who attacked the Jetty shot sporadically killing one of the police officers who attempted to repel the…

Government authorities said N2.6 million naira went missing after bandits allegedly broke into Obudu Local Government Area in Cross River State. Details of the report is still sketchy but police said suspects has been arrested.

The Biafra Nations League, BnL, has disassociated its members from the kidnapping of travelers on Calabar waterways in Cross River State. Oak Metro reports on Wednesday that at least 17 travellers, including a boat driver, were kidnapped…

The Nigerian army raided a meeting point of suspected members of the Biafra Nations League (BnL) on Friday and dispersed members of the separatist group with gunfire. OAK METRO reports that there were no casualties or arrests in the…

The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade has said the anti-open grazing law which some southern states have passed based on the resolution of the Southern Governors' Forum might lead to war in the country. Ayade said such laws,…

Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross River has asked the British government not to abandon the state as a civil war rages next door in neighboring, southwest Cameroon. Ayade received the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill…

Hundreds of ad-hoc staff who sweep the roads for the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) are protesting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital over unpaid salaries. The women who are paid only NGN7,500 per month, say they have…

Explosions have rocked a military facility in Calabar, Cross River State. The explosions hit the Nigerian Army 146 Batallion, Eburutu Cantonment around 2:30pm on Friday. Some residents said the explosions started on Thursday,…

Youths of Nde community in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State, yesterday, accused soldiers from Amphibious Battalion, Ikom of brutality. According to the youths, soldiers from the battalion rounded up villagers at Nde and…