By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has today passed the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, seeking to provide a constitutional framework for the establishment of State Police Services, with 22 of the 25 members voting in favour of the bill, while three members were absent from plenary. The passage followed deliberations
By Wisdom Eteng, Faith Odezulu And Mary Ebebe Cross River State and Niger Delta’s foremost investigative media outfit, CrossRiverWatch, has received a new batch of Industrial Training (IT) students from the Department of Mass Communication, University of Cross River State (UNICROSS). The 14 students who either chose or got recommended to CrossRiverWatch will embark on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State council, have described the late veteran journalist, Mr. Anietie Akpan, as a man of stature whose contributions to journalism and public life would remain indelible. The Governor conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family through
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigerian-born broadcaster, Richard Edoki, has emerged as one of the finalists for the 2026 Community Radio Awards in the United Kingdom, following recognition for his contribution to community engagement and cross-cultural understanding in Cornwall. Mr. Richard Edoki hails from Igbo-Ekureku in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. According to THISDAY
By Peter Ebock Ibe It is with deep sorrow and grave concern that I address the deaths of no fewer than 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State. These were Nigerians- sons, fathers, brothers, who were arrested during an enforcement operation
By Sylvia Akpan The Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command, CP Ajo Geoffrey Ordue, has ordered intensified security operations across the state ahead of the 2026 ember season and the forthcoming yuletide celebrations. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Cross River State Command, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, the directive was issued on Monday,
By Patrick Obia Five years and ten months after the Cross River State Newspaper Corporation – Nigerian Chronicle structure was vandalized during the #ENDSARS crisis, it has been remodelled into a state-of-art facility. Hoodlums had on October 23, 2020, broke into various warehouses belonging to the government in the state and set the State Emergency
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Mrs. Mercy Ene has discharged businessman, Denis Odama after the prosecutors withdrew the holding charge filed against him for bullying Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State online. The discharge followed the application made by the prosecution, led by F. O. Okoi