Author: Nsikak Ibatt

It was a sad incident in the Cross River State University of Technology on the 5 of October, 2019 as a student was found dead close to the SUG Secretariat, Calabar campus. According to news reaching CalabarOnline, the female student of the institution who please to be anonymous said: ‎”he was shot four times on close range and axed on the neck to confirm he is dead” The deceased is identified as Felix, a 400level Elementary Education student of CRUTECH. Details on this soon…

Unicalmalabites reinstated after Esutexplorer were Disqualified as a result of filing an ineligible player The University of Calabar male football team – UnicalMalabites as at yesterday being the _2nd of October 2019_ were reinstated back to the ongoing Higher Institution Football Tournament(HIFL) The malabites were called back into the tournament after the Enugu State University of Science and Technology football team – ESUTEXplorers filed in an ineligible player in person of Franklin Anorue who is the football team first choice goalkeeper. The Malabites will now face the University of Benin football team – UNIBENRoyals in a one leg tie on…

The recent Xenophobic attack in South Africa has left Nigerians reeling with reactions and calling for the President Muhammadu Buhari regime to stop the killing of Nigerians in South Africa. South Africans launched a renewed attack on businesses of foreigners including those belonging to Nigerians, burning down shops owned by non-indigenous of South Africa. Nigerians have now taken to social media to lament the frequency with which Nigerians are targets of Xenophobic attacks in the country. More than 115 Nigerian have been killed of Xenophobic attack since 2016. CREDIT: SAHARA REPORTERS

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A young man, simply identified as Michael, a father of four children, has been confirmed dead in Calabar, allegedly beaten by officials from Cross River State Department of Public Transportation, DOPT. Sources at the scene of the event claimed that the young man who sells shoes by the road side, was beaten by DOPT personnel for selling shoes by the road side instead of having a shop inside the market to house his business. An eyewitness, Mr Okon, told journalists at the scene of the event that men of DOPT asked the trader to vacate from the road side and…

Earlier today, an auto-accident occurred on the Third-Mainland bridge, inward Lagos Island, Lagos. The accident involved a fully-loaded Mazda bus with registration number LSR 890XF and a Yellow Toyota bus with registration number LND 517XP. Passengers of the vehicles sustained several degrees of injuries. Officials of LRU later visited the scene of the accident for recovery exercise. As at a time of filing this report, no lives were lost.

It was a shocking one today being Monday the 3rd of June, 2019 as a building in the University of Calabar did collapsed. The building is located just beside the school e-library as is believe to be a restroom for students. However ClabarOnline reporter believe that the building collapsed as a result of heavy rainfall in the state for some days now which might have cause this sad incident to occur. As at the time of filing this report no casualties were recorded and CalabarOnline was yet to speak to the Head of Works department of the institution.

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has unveiled the statue of the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. This is coming less than 2 weeks to his handover to the New administration. President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday postponed his one-day official visit to Imo State. Buhari was expected in Imo State to commission, among other projects, a statue of him, constructed by the Governor Rochas Okorocha government. However,  the visit was postponed as the president was yet to return from Saudi Arabia where he is performing this year’s holy pilgrimage.

Calabar experience heavy rainfall on the 21st of May, 2019. Sadly, thunderstorm fires one dead in Uwanse, a popular street in Calabar South. Cross River State. Report reaching CalabarOnline have it that the deceased  is a member of the Apostolic church and was coming back from choir practice before the tragic incident. As at a time of filing this, the name of the deceased was still unknown. We pray God comfort the deceased family, friends, relatives as well as church members.

A 200 level Guidance and Counseling student of the Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH), Ugbe Dominic aka Paperboi, got drowned in a swimming pool. According to reports, the incident occurred on Friday, May 11, 2019, as about 5:35PM during a pool party organized by his department in collaboration with the department of Guidance and Counseling, University of Calabar. Paperboi allegedly drowned while participating in a swimming competition in Jacaranda suites hotel, located in Calabar. All effort to revived him didn’t bring any positive result. He was confirm dead when he was rush to the hospital.

In Calabar, Cross River State, a young man identified as one Okon Edet, known popularly as “Last Born”, was killed in a renewed cult clash in Calabar South. Information got to us that Edet was shot around Ekpo Abasi by Mayne Avenue, Calabar, where he went to fix Air Condition in his car. “The killing earlier, I think weeks ago, of one twin in Ward 8, Calabar, called Chang, is not unconnected with this renewed cult clash, please people should pass information to us so that we can be steps ahead of these boys”, the police source pleaded. Security…

Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested four internet fraudsters in Calabar, Cross River State, following two seperate raids carried out in the early hours of Saturday, May 4, 2019 and Sunday, May 5, 2019. A statement by the commission on Monday said the operation led to the arrest of a known “yahoo” kingpin, Akpojivi Joel Onoriode, a 29-year-old graduate of Delta State University, Abraka who is married with two kids. Onoriode was arrested in his lavishly furnished duplex located at Plot 10, Block VI, Unical Satellite Town, Calabar, which he…

The Independent NationalElectoral Commission (INEC) has formally confirmed the postponement of the 2019 presidential election previous scheduled to hold today, 16th February, 2019. CalabarOnline can authoritatively reveal. Briefing newsmen beginning from 2:43am, The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) Chairman,  Professor Mahmud Yakubu said “proceeding with the election as scheduled is no longer feasible”. Consequently, he said the presidential and National Assembly elections had been moved to February 23, 2019. However, the governorship and state assembly elections were also moved by one week to March 9, 2019.

It was a colorful display in the city of Calabar, ward 2 to be precise as Sen. Prince Edet Otu concluded his campaign ahead of the senatorial election on the 16th of February, 2019. Speaking to the crowd, Sen. Prince Otu urges all in the community to vote their conscience and not allow any to buy their conscience with money. He specifically said he will be there to represent not his interest but the interest of everyone in ward 2. Also speaking was RT. Hon. Bassey Akiba, a candidate aspiring for House of Representative member, he seek the crowd to go out and…

It was a colorful display in Calabar, the capital of Cross River, a  State situated in the South-south region of Nigeria. Bikers with various colors, braced the day with their powerful bikes, with sounds that can burst your heart out. Various individuals from different tribe and race were present in Calabar for the carnival. In present was also the one time Governor of the state and the originator of Calabar Carnival, His Excellency, Donald Duke was present with his “out of the world” bike as citizens of the state cheers him all the way. The Calabar bikers Carnival has been…

Suspected bandits have killed 17 people in an attack on Magami Village of Faru District in Maradun Local Government Area ( LGA ) of Nigeria ’s North West Zamfara State. Calabar Online can authoritatively report with source from Leadership.  The Zamfara State Police Command confirmed the attack and the figure on Sunday . The spokesperson of the police in Zamfara , Mr Mohammed Shehu , said the assailants stormed the village in the late evening of Saturday and attacked innocent villagers . Following the incident , he said the command deployed an additional unit of operatives comprising the Police Mobile…