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  • Sen Jarigbe Agom Hits The Ground Running, Spreads Solar Light Across Cross River North

    By Elijah Ugani

    Barely four days after his inauguration,  the senator representing Northern senatorial district, Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has facilitated the installation of solar powered street lights across the five(5) Local Government Areas that makes up the Senatorial District.

    The installation of the street lights has commenced and are located as in the following areas;
    Ogoja- Urban Ward 1 (Old Bank Road and Yala Street, Igoli-Ogoja)
    Yala- Okpoma ward
    Obudu- Ohong ward, Begiading ward and Otugwang North and Central.
    Obanliku- Sankwala.
    Bekwarra- Gakem Ward, and other locations within the Senatorial District in this phase.

    Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, was sworn into the Nigerian Senate on 15th September, 2021 after a protracted legal battle up to the Supreme Court. The matter was however led to rest when the Calabar Division of the  Court of Appeal declared Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe as the legitimate winner of December, 5th 2020 bye election.

  • UNICAL Signs MoU With MTN For Provision Of Internet Services On Campus

     

    The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, has signed a memorandum of understanding between the university and MTN to enhance internet services in the institution.

    The move by the Vice Chancellor marks the beginning of a paradigm shift in the area of telecommunications and internet services in the University of Calabar.

    According to Dr Adie Edward of the Faculty of Arts, “the Vice Chancellor was highly elated that this giant stride has been achieved under her administration because activities such as internet browsing, phone calls, SMS, ATM, POS etc will happen with relative ease and speed as soon as this very important project is concluded”.

    Accordingly, the VC expressed happiness with the Dean of Arts, Prof Stella Effa Atoe and the entire Faculty for initiating a laudable move of putting ICT and digitalization on a speed lane in the university, just as she promised to drive the project to a logical conclusion in no distant time.

  • UNICAL Law Student On The Run For Raping A Minor, Beware Of Fraudulent Job Adverts – CP

    By Archibong Jeremiah – CrossRiverWatch

    The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, CP Sikiru Akande warned that Cross Riverians and dwellers should be aware of fraudulent job advertisement.

    CP Sikiru Akande gave the admonition following the defilement of a minor by a final year Law student of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, who is currently on the run.

    The alleged rapist, Mr. Emmanuel Friday Udofah committed the crime in a hotel he manages, Specs Investment Limited, State Housing Estate, Calabar Municipality.

    He had placed a vacancy notice in front of the hotel and the victim whose name is not mentioned in print unsuspectingly applied. In what was supposed to be an interview, she was pushed into one of the rooms and repeatedly raped.

    Speaking to this reporter, the State Chairperson of Child Protection Network, CPN, Barrister James Ibor disclosed that, “the victim which he knowingly defiled is still in critical condition, we are tracking him and will bring him to justice.”

    Barrister James Ibor who is the Principal Counsel, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI, condemned the act and urged all and sundry to support the fight against child abuse.

  • United States Government Blacklists Nigeria For Violations Against Religious Freedom

    By Admin

    The United States Government has added Nigeria to its blacklist as one of the countries that have engaged in “severe violations of religious freedom.”

    The Trump administration had in December 2019, added Nigeria to a Special Watch List of countries tolerating violent crimes against religious freedom.

    Today, the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, had announced that Nigeria has been added to the “blacklist” on violations against religious freedom.

    Today the U.S. designates Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, the DPRK, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as countries of concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for engaging systematic, ongoing, egregious religious freedom violations.

    The U.S. is unwavering in its commitment to religious freedom. No country or entity should be allowed to persecute people with impunity because of their beliefs. These annual designations show that when religious freedom is attacked, we will act.

     

  • Breaking: Leader Of The 7th Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba Losses Wife

    By Elijah Ugani

    The leader of the 7th Nigerian senate, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba has lost his wife, Amaka Ndoma-Egba to the cold hands of death in the morning hours of Friday, November 20, 2020.

    According to CrossRiverWatch, it was unclear what led to her death as at the time of the report.

  • Breaking: ASUU Set To Suspend Its Seven Months Indefinite Strike Action

    By Elijah Ugani

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU is set to suspend its seven months indefinite strike action.

    The Lagos zonal branch of ASUU said the Union is set to shift grounds on their demands considering the plight of the students.

    A fact check on ASUU official website could not confirm this story.

    Calls to Unical Branch of the Union, Dr. John Edor were not taken, as at the time of this report.

     

  • Gov. Ben Ayade Relaxes Curfew, Extends Time To 10pm

    By Admin

    The Cross River State Governor, Sir. Ben Ayade has again relaxed the curfew imposed on the state capital following the wanton looting and destruction of properties worth millions of naira.

    In a release sighted by The Lumine News and signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita, indicates that restriction movement is now relaxed by the hours of 6am and 10pm.

    The release reads in parts “The state governor, His Excellency Sir Ben Ayade has further relaxed the curfew imposed in the state.

    “Starting from tomorrow, Sunday, November 8, 2020, curfew will now be between the hours of 10pm and 6am.

    “Consequently, restriction of movement is now relaxed between the hours of 6am and 10pm.

    “By this development, members of the public are free to go about their businesses from 6am to 10pm”.

  • Youth Barricades Ogoja Road, Burnt Houses Suspected To Belong To Youth Council Members

    By Elijah Ugani

    The youths of Obudu took the street to protest the unjustly killing of an innocent fifteen years boy by the members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria NYCN, who was reported by his father on the guise of having stolen his ten thousand naira.

    The youths barricaded Ogoja road the major road in Obudu the late hours of Saturday, 7th October, 2020 to register their displeasure over the killing of the innocent boy.

    According to our source, Mr. George Abetianbe “The whole Streets of Ogoja Road in obudu was filled with young men and women today protesting the unlawful killing of a young boy carried out by the Obudu youth council alleged to have stolen from the father the sum of ten thousand naira, and the father as a way of reprimand, handed over the boy to the Obudu youth council to take disciplinary measures which resulted to death after incessant beatings and manhandling.

    “Presently this has caused tension as boys are every where looking for members of the youth council. Some have began destroying properties suspected to belong to members of the youth council.

    “Just like the #EndSARS degenerated to something else in Lagos, Calabar, Abakeliki and so forth, this may follow the same path seeing many aggrieved already.

    “I have also gathered that two persons are dead already as they engaged in physical confrontation with the youth council at their hide outs”

    Fidelis Ishoja took to his verified Facebook page, @Fioe Castro to express his grief over the burning of their house when they are not connected to the youth council.

    His words “This act is barbaric, how on earth will you set our innocent house ablaze when we neither know or have anything to do with Obudu Youth Council. God will never forgive anybody involved in this act”

  • Fifteen Years Boy Beaten To Death By National Youth Council, Obudu.

    By Admin.

    A yet to be identified boy, age fifteen is beaten to death this evening by the members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State.

    The Lumine News learnt that the boys guardian reported a missing sum of money to the council where the innocent boy was suspected to have stolen the money.

    According to our source, the boy was beaten to death with the malicious intent to coerce the boy to admit to the theft.

    A development according to reports that has led to the killing of two other persons in the Obudu main town causing chaos and social malady according to our source.

    When contacted council Chairman, Mr. Boniface Ewhe confirmed the killing of the innocent boy as well as the unrest in Obudu following the death of the boy.

    Eraye confirmed the proscription of the National Youth Council of Nigeria NYCN, Obudu Chapter and he is making adequate arrangement to deploy men from the Brigadier Godwin A. Ally military cantonment to restore peace as at the time of filling this report.

  • Breaking News: CRUTECH Gets Substantive Vice Chancellor

    By Elijah Ugani – Calabar

    The management of the Cross River State University of Technology CRUTECH has announced Prof. Austin Angbah as the substantive Vice Chancellor of the institution.

    Prof. Angba was until now the Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution, and the third VC in the series in eighteen months after the expiration of the tenure of Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh.

    On assumption of office, Prof. Angba has exhibited a high administrative prowess in the discharged of his duties.

    The confirmation of Prof. Angba appointment as the substantive Vice Chancellor, comes on the heels the numerous calls from all spheres condemning the path government had taken to reduce the position of Vice Chancellor to acting capacity.

    Angba’s appointment is greeted with widespread jubilation as cross riverians took to Facebook to celebrate his appointment, stating that they believed in his capacity to deliver.

    Prof. Austin Angba is a lecturer, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State.