Biakpan Traditional Rulers Council Addresses Conflict With Etono II, Urges Government Intervention

By Kelvin Obambon The Biakpan Traditional Rulers Council and concerned citizens of Biakpan Community Biase local government area of Cross River State held a press briefing in Calabar on Tuesday October 14, 2025, to clarify the ongoing conflict with their Etono II brothers and appealed for urgent government action to restore peace. Speaking on behalf…

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Rent Hike: C’River Assembly considers banning house agents

The Cross River State House of Assembly has commenced deliberations on the alarming surge in house rents across Calabar and its environs, describing the situation as “unreasonable, unprovoked, and economically destabilizing.” The motion, brought before the House on Tuesday as a Matter of Urgent Public Importance by Rt. Hon. Davies Etta, condemned the arbitrary and…

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Calabar rent hike sparks calls for control

By Emem Julius Residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, have decried the high cost of rent in the metropolis, calling on the state government to establish a regulatory task force to check the uncontrollable increment by landlords and House agents. The cost of rent in Calabar is perceived by many residents as prohibitively…

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Police arrest three suspects involve in car snatching, diversion of trucks, child stealing

By Ovat Abeng Police operatives attached to the respective Police Divisional Headquarters at Achalla, Okpoko and Ihiala has arrested three suspects involved in car snatching/diversion of trucks and child-stealing. The state police public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Thursday, said stolen items and vehicles were recover…

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Police arrest four suspected cultists in Anambra

By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, in a joint operation with local vigilante operatives, has arrested four suspected cultists following a violent clash at Nsugbe, Anambra East Local Government Area. The arrest was contained in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on Wednesday, by the State Police Public Relations…

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