By Frank Ulom A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar, Tuesday, convicted and sentenced John Sunday Eyo to life imprisonment for rape. Eyo was convicted by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu for raping a 16-year-old girl, and was later sentenced to spent his entire life in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Afokang…
By Frank Ulom A Cross River State High Court No. 11 sitting in Calabar, today, convicted a pastor, Apostle Ubong Bassey Etim, to death by hanging for the murder of his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Bassey, a child with Down syndrome who was falsely accused of being a witch. The Court, presided over by Hon. Justice…
Suspected kidnappers have abducted several mourners escorting the remains of a late Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer to Benue State for burial after ambushing their funeral convoy in Kogi State. The victims were travelling with the body of Deputy Corps Commander Augustine O. Ikwue, popularly known as “Etume Zero,” when their vehicle was attacked…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a commercial motorcyclist, Michael Effiong Japhet, to life imprisonment for raping a nursing mother at knifepoint. The judgment brings an end to an 11-year prosecution handled by the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Justice. Delivering judgment, Justice Archibong Archibong found Japhet guilty of rape…
By Frank Ulom One person has been killed and several injured over a land dispute in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State. According to Philip Obin, Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross River State on Digital Economy, the incident happened on Friday, July 4, 2026. Obin alleged that the victim, Nkeruwem Ikoh…
Former Benue Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. David Salifu, has been killed after suspected armed men ambushed and shot him along the Wukari–Joota Road in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, LGA, a border community between Benue and Taraba states. Salifu, a Professor of Public Administration and former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences…
