Tag Archives: River

A Catholic priest, Rev Fr Michael Abang Obi, narrowly escaped d3ath when his car exploded in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State.     Rev. Obi, is the Administrator in charge of St Joseph de Worker Parish, Bansara; and Vicar for Priests, Catholic Diocese of Ogoja.      It was gathered that the incident happened on New Year …

A Nigerian Catholic priest, Angelo Chidi Unegbu, has taken a dig at people who did Okeite (a fetishistic ritual pot of charm), water sacrifices, sowed seeds and fasted for 200 days in order to be rich.    “All those who did okeite, did water sacrifice, took rams to the river, sowed seeds, did 200 days fasting to be rich 3 …

A yet-to-be-named young man allegedly k!lled his mother, Justina Amunde and hid her body in a deep well in Cross River State.   The tragic incident happened on Sunday 29th December 2024 at Chairman Road, Ohong Community in Obudu Local Government Area of the state.   In a video shared on Facebook by Okoi Promise, community members are seen pulling …

Men of the Cross River state police command have apprehended one Victor Eyop, 35, for alleged trafficking of girls from Nigeria to Libya.     The state Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogon Grimah, confirmed the arrest at a news conference in Calabar,on Monday, December 23.     Grimah explained that on Nov. 9, Chidi Samuel, in Calabar, reported a case of …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a woman identified as Blessing Ibuku, who allegedly murd#red her 10-month-old child, Prevail Jonathan.    The suspect confessed to the police that she threw her baby into the river on November 31, 2024.   Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, stated this at a press briefing in Asaba on Tuesday, December …

The Okemesi community in Ekiti West local government area of Ekiti State has been thrown into mourning over the de@th of four young men who reportedly drowned while swimming in the Osun River along Ajido, Ikoro road in Okemesi Ekiti state on Sunday November 10.   The victims were attending a burial ceremony when they decided to swim in the …

The police have launched a manhunt for gunmen who k!lled a police Inspector and kidnapped three persons at a quarry in Akamkpa Local Government Area of southern Cross River State.   It was gathered that the armed men dressed in military camouflage invaded the MarkSino quarry at about 5:20 PM on Thursday, November 7, 2024, killed the officer, carted away …

Residents of the Akamkpa area of Cross River State have been caught in  viral video scooping fuel from a fallen tanker on the roadside.    In the trending video, locals could be seen siphoning fuel into different kegs, buckets, from the fallen tanker.   This comes days after 181 persons were burnt to d3ath while scooping fuel from a fallen …

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested six suspected Ambazonian rebels after invading Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state.   The spokesperson of the command, Ewa Igri, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, October 19, 2024, said the suspected separatists were arrested following intelligence information, describing the feat as a breakthrough for the law enforcement agency. …

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), has advised Nigerians residing around river banks along the River Benue Basin to relocate to safer grounds.    In a statement released on Thursday, October 17, NIHSA Director General, Umar Mohammed, warned that water on the River Benue has reached the flooding level due to increased rainfall.   He also …