A 22-year-old girl, Ms Priscilla Ojong, who was allegedly declared missing has finally reappeared after sending another negative message to the public following what happened to a 26-year-old girl, Late Ms Iniubong Umoren in Akwa Ibom State. Ms Priscilla, a 300 Level student of Mass Communications, University of Cross River (UNICROSS) was said to have…
By Uchino Amatey As part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic and in line with the global trend, the staff of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CR-SUBEB) Calabar have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the deadly Covid-19 virus. The vaccination exercise held recently at SUBEB, Calabar, after…
20-year-old Uduak Frank Akpan, the suspected killer of 26-year-old job seeker, Iniubong Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy from the University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State has confessed before the press the notion of his actions. Uduak Akpan confessed while being paraded by the Police in Uyo on Friday, May 14, 2021, that late Umoren…
By Harrison Essien When Iniubong Ephraim Umoren, a 26-year-old graduate of Philosophy from the University of Uyo, left her home in Uyo, full of life on Thursday, April 29, 2021, for a job interview in Nung Ikono Ufok, Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, little did she know that the man who invited…
By Leo Igwe How does one grieve if the person does not subscribe to any religion or a belief in a God? How does one make meaningful sense of the tragic loss of a relative without pandering to ancient myths and misconceptions? Simply put, how does one thoughtfully come to terms with the pain and…
The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong, has felicitated with Muslim faithful on the occasion of Eid Mubarak. Ekpenyong in statement made available to The Paradise on Thursday, urged Muslims to use the holy month to pray for peace and show love to one another. According to the…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has refuted the news making the rounds on social media concerning Frank Akpan, the alleged killer of Iniubong Umoren. The news that was shared on Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks alleged that Frank Akpan was found dead in the Police cell at Ikot Akpanabia State command on…
The crass exhibition of brazen impudence and manifest shamelessness exuding from the odoriferous cocoon of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) clearly indicates that the sleazy carcasses of the umbrella party and their attendant large scale corruption may be scheming a serious comeback after they were disgraced out of power on grounds of incompetence, mismanagement of…
The Cross River State Water Board Limited (CRSWBL) has concluded plans towards the production of its bottled water. The move is in line with its policy thrust which is to serve a broad spectrum of institutions and customers with portable water supplies. The Managing Director of CRSWBL, Chief Victor Effiom-Ekpo who announced this in Calabar…
By Kelvin Obambon The International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) in partnership with the Initiative for People’s Good Health (IPGH), has organized a one-day training workshop for Civil Society Organizations in Cross River on effective ways of providing Youth Friendly Services (YFS). The training which took place on Wednesday at Gomays Plaza in Calabar…
