By CrossRiverWatch Admin Gunmen alleged to be Fulani herdsmen have kidnapped 9 travelers in Cross River State. Eyewitnesses said they opened fire on their vehicle along Calabar-Ugep road, and 9 were kidnapped. The incident happened between 3:30PM and 4PM yesterday, Monday, 14, November 2022. The Police are yet to comment. Watch eyewitnesses recount of what
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A yet-to-be-named foreign national has escaped an assassination attempt by unknown gunmen in Cross River State. The foreigner whose nationality is yet to be obtained at the time of filing this report was driving a Prado SUV jeep with plate number EKY777HT, Lagos was sprayed with bullets just before the rubber plantation
By Mary Bassey Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has lifted the embargo placed on employment in the State Civil Service, and Local Government Service, announcing ‘limited recruitment.’ This is coming as some positions in the state civil service will be left vacant due to retirement and other sundry reasons. Also, the Governor has
One of the inexplicable phenomena of life is one’s powerlessness to choose their family or birthplace. By providence, I was lucky to have been born in Bendeghe-Ekiem and spent most of my youthful years (about two decades) in the community. That was predestination by the Creator; a blessing I am eternally grateful for. I still
By Adebayo Aare, MAP News No fewer than 6,205 persons died in road accidents in 2021 as the country recorded 13,027 road crashes, according to Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). One of the many roads on which these accidents occur regularly is the Olomi-Ayegun-Olojuoro-Ijebu Igbo road in Oyo State. A contract for the construction of
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government has said that agriculture remains a priority of the Sen. Ben Ayade administration. The governor made the reiteration at the second dry-run of the 2022 Calabar Carnival which was held yesterday, 13th November 2022. Governor Ben Ayade who was speaking at the flag-off revealed that the State
In 2011, scientists used a technique based on patterns in the number of species at each level of biological classification to estimate that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence, including human beings. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former CrossRiverWatch reporter, Slyvia Akpan has won the Media Entrepreneur award for the year 2022. The award organized by African Foundation for Young Media Professionals (AFYMP) is geared toward spurring young journalists, especially those still in the university. Held at Centre for Management Development, Magodo, Lagos State, student journalists were recognized in