By Frank Ulom Last week Monday, a Junior Secondary, JS 2 Student stabbed a Senior Secondary, SS 3 Student in one of the public schools in Calabar, Cross River State capital. THE PARADISE gathered that the SS 3 Student, Joseph Umoren told the JS 2 student (name withheld) to correct his stockings but the latter…
Pharaoh Akahenton Okadigbo, the first son of late Senate President, Dr Chuba Okadigbo, has died. According to sources close to the family, the deceased was involved in a car accident on Saturday night, May 22, 2021, in Abuja and his body was deposited at the morgue. Though the cause of his death has not been…
Will the security challenges facing the people of Benue in their clash with Fulani Herdsmen ever end? Earlier this week, a teenage girl known as Ahura Jennifer Terwase, was allegedly attacked by unknown Fulani Herdsmen at Borno kru-kru in Taraba State. According to reports from African Vuvuzella on Facebook on Wednesday, Jennifer was macheted on…
Elder Imoh Okon, immediate past Chairman of Uyo Local Government Council, Akwa Ibom is currently cooling his feet in a police cell at the ‘A’ Division Police Station, Barracks Road over the sum of N420,000.00 (N.4m) allegedly withdrawn fraudulently by the Ex-Chairman from a secret Internally Generated Revenue account of the Council said to have…
Armed Policemen have barricaded the Cross River State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Secretariat in Calabar. THE PARADISE gathered. This is coming in barely 2 days after Sen. Ben Ayade, Governor of the state defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress(APC). Our Reporter further gathered that the Policemen have been mounting the Secretariat located…
The family of Iniubong Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy from the University of Uyo that was allegedly murdered by Uduak Frank Akpan, has refuted various stories online that they have compromised justice for their late daughter. The family said all the online publications about their compromise aren’t true and that they have not received any…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru has died from a plane crash. THE PARADISE gathered that the military aircraft crashed on Friday at the Kaduna international airport, killing him and 10 of his aides. Sources said he was in a military plane to Kaduna ahead of tomorrow’s passing out parade of soldiers…
Eleven (11) persons suspected to be kidnappers, armed robbers, cultists have been paraded by the Nigeria Police Force(NPF) in Calabar, Cross River State capital. THE PARADISE reports that the 11 suspects who were also caught with unlawful possession of firearms were arrested by the newly inaugurated “Operation Restore Peace” unit by CP Sikiru Akande, Commissioner…
By Kelvin Obambon The Special Adviser to Cross River State governor on Cocoa Development and Control, Ntufam (Dr) Oscar Ofuka, has cried out over what he described as incessant threats upon his life. Ofuka, who addressed a press conference alongside the Paramount Ruler of Etung local government area, HRM Ntufam (Dr) Emmanuel Oru Ojong, in…
The Lions District 404A2 Nigeria, top-ranking Officials of Government, family, friends, Associates and sympathisers gathered on Tuesday, May 17, 2021, at the Pearl Ball Room of Transcorp Hotel, Calabar, to pay tribute to Late Lion Nnaemeka Victor Ohaeri, who died at the aged of 41. Until his death, Late Lion Nnaemeka Victor was the Serving…