Tag Archives: River

A 54-year-old murder suspect, Nkeruewen Etuk,  has said that he beat his girlfriend, Esther Ndereke, to death a few days ago because she burnt the rice she was cooking and almost set their apartment on fire.   The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, July 18, after the deceased slumped while …

Medical doctors in Cross River State have withdrawn their services until further notice following the kidnap of one of their colleagues from her residence in Calabar, the state capital, last Thursday, July 13.   The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Cross River, Dr Felix Archibong, confirmed the …

A mentally challenged woman identified as Ebassey Kerie Obeteng, aka Azonto, has given birth to a set of twins in Obudu, Cross River State.     One Linus Ibli Behakong said the woman delivered the twins, a boy and girl, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Obudu on Saturday, July 15, 2023.  …

Near the start of his book Otherlands, palaeobiologist Thomas Halliday sketches the London landscape 50 million years ago: swampy forest and tropical waters filled with crocodiles, sea turtles, mangroves and huge lily pads. Otherlands is a compelling recreation of vanished ecosystems and the ways in which they can help predict …

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested 26 suspects for the gruesome murder of Mrs. Martina Itagbor, who was accused of witchcraft.   LIB reported that the mother of four was accused of being responsible for the deaths of some youths in a car crash.    She was subsequently …

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Osun Sector Command, have recovered bodies of two unidentified men whose vehicle plunged into a river at Eti-Oni in Oriade Local Government Area of the state.    The Sector Commander, Henry Benamaisia, confirmed the development in a statement signed by the Sector’s Public Education …

Group of activists  have called on the Cross River State Police Command to arrest the youths who burnt a mother of four to death over alleged witchcraft in New Netim community, Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state.     LIB reported that the deceased, Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor, was …

Twin sisters identified as Ikwo and Idak Effiom Effiong, allegedly killed their elder brother Kokoette Effiom Effiong, over their father’s landed property in Ikot Nakanda, Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State.   The duo who are now in the police claimed their brother had acquired a substantial sum …

Business tourism experienced a boost over the week when some top Nigerian entrepreneurs and celebrities Obi Cubana, Emoney, the ‘Prime Minister’ of Cubana group, Lucky Luciano, Ned Okonkwo the real estate mogul, the Capital Luxury Ambassador Ini Edo, Hilda Baci and others  took a three-day getaway trip  to the Capital …

Dunn’s River Falls, Jamaica Jamaica’s biggest tourist attraction, drawing in millions of visitors each year, Dunn’s River Falls in Ocho Rios are truly unique. A series of rock pools and cascades that tumble in stages 600 feet down to the sea, bordered by lush, green vegetation, they can be climbed …