City sweepers in Calabar town, Cross River State capital, numbering about 100 on Tuesday, littered the front of the Governor’s Office, Calabar with garbage in protest over their four months unpaid salary by the state government. The women, who protested in front of the Governor’s Office told Vanguard that the last time they were paid their monthly stipends was last …

Communities in Boki and Akamkpa Local Government Areas of Cross River State have said that stray gorillas and elephants are posing risk to them and their means of livelihood. They also expressed concern that the animals were beginning to pose threat to the lives of people in the communities, especially older women and children. Members of the communities expressed their …

Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River state, Prof. Gertrude Njar has been rescued by troops of the 13 Brigade deployed for Operation Akpakwu in Calabar. Njar has been in her captors’ den for 35 days before her rescue on Wednesday around Peter Effiong Creek, Messembe , Jebs in the Calabar South Local government area of the state. In a …