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  • Breaking: Ayade Declares War On Kidnappers, Other Criminals, Launches Operation Akpakwu

    Breaking: Ayade Declares War On Kidnappers, Other Criminals, Launches Operation Akpakwu

    By Admin

    Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade on Thursday launched a special operation to flush out criminals from the state, especially kidnappings.

    Code-named Operation Akpakwu, the outfit draws personnel from the army, navy, Air Force and Civil Defence.
    To enhance operations, the governor handed over 100 patrol vehicles fitted with cutting edge communication gadgets, ten power bikes and drones.

    Speaking at the event, Ayade who was flanked by all the service commanders in the state, vowed to return the state, particularly Calabar, to the paradise it once was.

    He said though statistics indicates that the state remains one of the safest in the country, he decried recent incidents of criminality , especially kidnappings in the state.

    The governor therefore, asked every criminal in the state to relocate immediately as the state will no longer be a haven for their kind.
    Ayade said the state will henceforth be too hot for kidnappers and other criminals, asking them to quit or face the wrath of his government.

    “Cross River State statistically remains the safest state in Nigeria , however as a state we are used to the culture of zero kidnapping, zero cultism and zero robbery.
    “In recent past, there has been an increase in the number of crime within the Niger Delta and the country as a whole arising from the difficulty orchestrated by Endsars as well as Covid19 which brought a general poverty and general hardship upon the entire world”, the governor said.

    According to him, “the instruction is very clear from Abuja, you must deal decisively with any form of criminality, you must deal decisively with any form of banditry, cultism, kidnapping of any form.
    “Let this therefore be a strong message to every Cross Riverian and non indigenes alike, that as far as you are resident in Cross River State, today is the end of that criminality.

    “Today is the end of armed robbery, banditry must end today. We have received very clear instructions from the federal government and I have supported and I stand strong with all my military men and the police that they must comply with the obligations, the instructions and orders of the Inspector General of Police and the commander in chief of the Nigerian armed forces that Cross River State must be made safe.”

    The governor blamed the spate of kidnappings and robberies in the state on outsiders, citing the police records of those arrested so far in the state over crimes.

    He stated that going forward every landlord in the state must account for every tenant as part of the regulations which he has signed into law under the Homeland security.

    The governor also declared that under this operation “Akpakwu” government will henceforth demolish any property belonging to, or being occupied by kidnappers and robbers.

    He decried the non inclusion of the Bakassi Strike Force in the Amnesty programme of the Federal Government after voluntarily surrendering their arms at the behest of the state and federal government.

    “We want to ask the federal government to explain to us why the Bakassi Strike Force has not been given proper restitution, rehabilitation and reintegration as they have done in other states.

    “I plead in the name of God that the Bakassi strike force should be admitted into amnesty so that they can have their due and be properly trained so they can become citizens that will bring value to society.”, he lamented.

    Speaking on behalf of the service commanders in the state, the Cross River state Commissioner of Police, Abdulkadir Jimoh commended governor Ayade for his proactive steps in crime fighting and pledged the commitment of security agencies in the state to keeping Cross River safe free from criminals.

  • CRN YPP Candidate, Francis Agaba Dissociates From The Alleged Adoption Of Steve Odey, Commences Campaign

    CRN YPP Candidate, Francis Agaba Dissociates From The Alleged Adoption Of Steve Odey, Commences Campaign

    By Elijah Ugani

    The candidate of the You Progressive Party YPP for the Cross River Northern senatorial bye-election, Dr. Francis Agaba described the allegation of his adoption of the factional candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Dr. Stephen Odey as a desperation taken too far to hoodwink his supporters for the December 5th bye election.

    Agaba was reacting to speculation of his alleged adoption of Dr. Odey.

    In release made available to The Lumine News and signed by Dr. Francis Agaba indicates that while he regrets his innocent companion with the PDP candidate, he has nothing to do with the alleged endorsement.

    The release reads in parts “While I regret my innocent companion with the PDP Candidate, I want to state categorically that I have nothing to do with the alleged endorsement of Dr Stephen Odey as there is no agreement to that effect.

    “I am still eminently in the race to win the Senate race to represent the good people of Cross River North Senatorial District.

    “I call on our numerous supporters to come out en masse to vote YPP for a better Cross River North”

    To substantiate the veracity of his dissociation from the alleged endorsement, the YPP candidate hit the streets of Obanliku, Obudu and Bekwarra as well as Ogoja and Yala local governments area to sell his candidature while insisting that he has the requisite capacity to change the narratives of representation at the red chambers.

  • 2020 World AIDS Day: C’River Commemorates Day With A Walk, Advocates Measures To Reduce Prevalence Rate

    2020 World AIDS Day: C’River Commemorates Day With A Walk, Advocates Measures To Reduce Prevalence Rate

    By Admin

    The Cross River State Government has joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2020 world AIDS day with a walk and a call on citizens to take advantage of routine counselling, testing and Anti-retroviral use for those who are already infected to ensure that the state prevalence is less than that of national prevalence ratio Which is currently at 1.4%.

    Flagging off the exercise in Calabar, the Cross River State Deputy Governor Professor Ivara Esu said the state Government is committed to actualizing a reduction in new infectious rate through the development and adoption of policies which grant full access to Improved living and halt to new transmission.

    Professor Esu who commended the state Governor, Professor Ben Ayade and other stakeholders in the health sector for the low prevalence rate in the state, encouraged the team to build on the gains of recent successes and work towards improving on the indices through awareness creation and improved client’s services.

    Professor said the state is poised to ensuring that in less than no time there would be zero percent transmission of HIV/AIDs in Cross River State as the state has decentralized it’s response program through the setting up of Local Government and Community based response platform to meet the needs of Cross Riverians.

    Speaking earlier, the state Commissioner for health, Dr Betta Edu encouraged everyone to get tested as she noted that, “the state in collaboration with partners have introduced an oral test kit to minimize piercing which is another method of HIV/AIDs transmission”

    Speaking to newsmen after the completion of the 10 kilometers walk, the Director General of the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong urged Cross Riverians to ensure that they know their HIV/AIDs status

    Dr Ekpenyong said, a HIV/AIDS generation is possible if all hands are put on deck as well as supports for victims are offered, She urged pregnant women to always visit primary health care Facilities for antenatal care services in order to know their status and prevent mother to child transmission.

    On her part, the Director General of the Cross River State Agency for the control of AIDS, Dr Ansa Echeri admonished people to regularly present themselves for testing as she noted that HIV is not a death sentence but early detection can improve chances of a healthy lifestyle and building of resistance against other common diseases.

    HIV/AIDs can be transmitted from persons to persons through unprotected sexual intercourse, sharing of sharp objects like needles, razors, injections among others with blood transfusion being listed among the possible ways of infection.

    1. The event was witnessed by the speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Eteng Jones as well as the Chairman of the House Committee on Health, Hon. Dr. Ekpo Bassey with partners and other stakeholders in attendance.
  • Second Class Degree Holder, Ebere Asonibe Turns Native Doctor

    Second Class Degree Holder, Ebere Asonibe Turns Native Doctor

    Beautiful lady identified as Ebere Asonibe, is a graduated with a second class degree who turned a native doctor.

    She is the owner of an herbalist page on Facebook known as Ebere Herbals.

    According to Ebere after she graduated she attended different interviews, and she was called by different firm for the job but she turned them down.

    But she couldn’t take up the job because her dead ancestors were disturbing her to take over the herbalist profession of her great grandmother, she said they interfered in her life and make life unbearable for her’

    According to her, her ancestor will come to her in a vision and show her herbs and where to locate them, when she go to the bush in the morning she will see the exact herbs.

    Ebere said different men of God have tried to deliver her but they couldn’t. She said she didn’t want to give in to their ancestors wishes but she had no choice.

    After fighting without no results she decided to do what her people want, she accepted to become a native doctor and now she is now a known herbalist, she now uses herbs to treat different diseases. She is popularly known as Ebere Herbals.

    Now she is a Native Doctor using herbs and roots to take care of all manner of illness in the society.

    https://www.informationnigeria.com/2020/11/meet-beautiful-igbo-lady-who-is-a-native-doctor-and-a-university-graduate-read-her-story.html

  • Just In: Super Mart Owner Kidnapped In Calabar

    Just In: Super Mart Owner Kidnapped In Calabar

    Culled From CrossRiverWatch.

    A super mart owner at IBB way by Etagbo round-about, Calabar simply identified as Chibuzor, has just been kidnapped few minutes ago.

    Eye witnesses say three gun men in a red color Audi car came for the operation.

    “The young man struggled and the boys in the area tried their best but couldn’t face the kidnappers who were shooting left and right non stop until they finished their operation.” One eye witness told CrossRiverWatch, a while ago.

     

  • Just In: Two Persons Rushed To The Hospital As Armed Robbers Invades Etonko Street In Calabar

    Just In: Two Persons Rushed To The Hospital As Armed Robbers Invades Etonko Street In Calabar

    By Admin

    Two persons have just been rushed to hospital after armed robbers invaded Etonko by Bateba street, Calabar South. The duo were wounded by the robbers who just finished an operation in the area.

    Witnesses are reporting to CrossRiverWatch that six armed robbers arrived the street over and hour ago with two fully dressed in military camouflage and held residents hostage, robbing and dispossessing people of their belongings. There is still panic and pandemonium in the area right now, we are told.

    This is happening same time the owner of Chi Divine super mart was kidnapped at IBB way by Eta Agbo.

  • CRS YPP Dissociates From The Alleged Endorsement Of Dr. Steve Odey For CRN By-election

    CRS YPP Dissociates From The Alleged Endorsement Of Dr. Steve Odey For CRN By-election

    By Admin

    PRESS RELEASE

    The attention of Young Progressives Party (YPP) Cross River State Chapter has been drawn to the purported endorsement of Dr Stephen Odey, the PDP Candidate for the 5th December, 2020 Cross River North Senatorial District by-election by our party’s candidate, Dr. Francis Agaba.

    Ordinarily, we would have ignored it as another ploy to distract the party that has since positioned itself as the major opposition political platform in Cross River State but the danger this information portends may be damaging to the image of the party, hence the need for this rebuttal.

    Expectedly, this unfortunate incident was hurriedly reported by a media happy aide of the PDP. As a party, we hereby state as follows;

    That we totally dissociate ourselves from the alleged endorsement as it does not reflect the decision of the party.

    That the party has immediately commenced investigation into the reason behind the presence of our candidate in the meeting of the PDP campaign organisation.

    The party equally condemns in very strong terms the desperation of PDP to leverage on the rising profile of our great party without due process.

    That the party has no plans whatsoever either now or in the foreseeable future to align or form any coalition with any political party.

    Although, our candidate has explained his side of the story, we are currently studying the situation and will soon communicate appropriate sanctions in line with the constitution of the party. Our party will not tolerate any form of anti party activities from any member.

    Thank you!

    Comrade Anthony Bissong Attah

    State Chairman (Chief Servant)

  • School Teacher On The Run After Beating His Student To Death In Lagos

    School Teacher On The Run After Beating His Student To Death In Lagos

    By Ngozi Ikebuaso

    A Nigerian man, Ridwan Oyewunmi, has called on Nigerians on social media to help him get justice after a school teacher who is currently on the run, allegedly beat his younger brother, Boluwatife Omelaja, to death at a school in Ikorodu, Lagos state on Thursday, November 26, IgbereTV reports.

    In a Twitter thread, the distraught brother said the teacher beat Omelaja because he couldn’t answer a question.

    His tweets read:

    “Twitter NG i just lost my brother to School Teacher Brutality. Mr Emmanuel(frame 1)is a sec school teacher at Elihans college, Ikorodu in Lagos. He beat up my brother Boluwatife Omelaja(frame 2) to death on 26th of November in the school premises because he couldn’t answer a math question he was asked correctly.

    The school initially made us believe he slumped and died while he was trying to answer the question on the board, a boy who wasn’t ill or showed any sign of sickness before.

    He was brought home in the school’s bus by the school proprietress and principal, along with Mr Emma-whom we didn’t know was the killer at that time, and he was buried few hours later according to muslim’s doctrine

    Meanwhile Bolu’s other brother, Lateef Omelaja was prevented from leaving the school premises, in order to prevent him from spreading the true news to us at home and to buy Mr Emma more time to run away.

    We believed the rooster and bull story the school fed us not until Lafeef got home at around 5pm and narrated what really happened at the school to us.

    We also confirmed this from other students of the school including classmates of Boluwatife.

    The painful part is, the school keeps trying to cover up for Mr emma claiming he didn’t beat Bolu.

    Mr Emma is on the run, nowhere to be found.

    I know no amount of punishment for him will bring back my brother but i just want Mr Emma located and justice served.”

    #JusticeForBolu”

  • Man Stabs His Wife To Death For Refusing To Register Her New Car In His Name

    Man Stabs His Wife To Death For Refusing To Register Her New Car In His Name

    By Admin

    This man has been accused of killing his wife to death. He allegedly committed the atrocity because the lady refused to register her new car in his name.

    The story was shared on Facebook by a Facebook user and it reads;

    “A man with the help of his 16 years old nephew stabbed his wife to death because she refused to use his name in her new bought car documents.

    “The woman said she can’t use his name on the documents because the said man never paid her bride price ( they are just leave in lovers. Di na nwuye ndi Lagos) and have not married her after living together for 8 years.

    “They locked her in immediately she came back from shop and killed her. This is a jobless man that has been feeding off the woman. This is so sad”

  • Linda Ayade Condoles MDF Board Chairman, Ortamen Manz Denga On Father’s Death, Stresses That Heaven Was Missing An Angel For 76 Years He Had Lived On Earth

    Linda Ayade Condoles MDF Board Chairman, Ortamen Manz Denga On Father’s Death, Stresses That Heaven Was Missing An Angel For 76 Years He Had Lived On Earth

    By Elijah Ugani

    The wife of the Cross River State Governor and President/Founder of Mediatrix Development Foundation, Dr. Linda Ayade has commiserated with the Board Chairman of Mediatrix Development Foundation, Mr Ortamen Manz Denga over the death of his father, Pa Gideon Atule Denga.

    Dr. Linda Ayade in a condolence massage to Mr. Manz said “It is with great sadness in my heart that I join your friends and well-wishers
    to commiserate with you over the death of your beloved father.

    “I can only imagine the palpable pain that can result from the loss of a father as dear as Pa Gideon Atule Denga!.

    “Papa’s departure has provoked mixed feelings in my mind; feelings of thanksgiving for a fulfilled life and sadness for the vacuum his departure will leave in the hearts of those who were influenced and blessed by him. He was an honourable, genial and peace-loving man whose passing away will be deeply felt by all.

    “Heaven was missing an angel for the 76 years that Papa lived on earth with us! So, we rejoice that he has returned to eternal rest with his Creator.
    May the Almighty God grant you and your family the fortitude to bear the
    irreplaceable loss of a noble personality”