By Paschal Okwor Several traders at the popular Watt Market in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, have been displaced following a directive stopping the sale of farm and locally produced goods along the roadside. The affected traders, many of whom depend on the daily sale of items such as fish, pepper,
By Kelvin Ololo Four of the 60 persons arrested and screened following the alleged assault of a police officer at Watt Market, Calabar, are to be arraigned in court on Friday, September 18, 2026, the Cross River State Police Command has said. The four suspects identified by the Command are Emem Asuquo, 40; Aniema Nelson,
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has arrested 60 suspects in connection with the alleged assault of a police officer around Watt Market, Calabar, following a viral video that sparked concerns over the circumstances surrounding the incident. The Command, in a statement signed by its Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday,
By Veronica Utsu The Cross River Basin Development Authority, CRBDA, has warned traders occupying its gate to relocate or face the wrath of the law. In a statement issued on Monday, it gave them a five-day ultimatum to vacate the premises. The activities of the vendors have turned to the entrance into a mini market,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Some Igbo traders have dared the Cross River State Government by ignoring it’s notice to boycott protest against security unrest in the State. The Igbo traders union in Cross River had directed it’s members to close their businesses for two days (Monday and Tuesday) as a protest against the current security challenges
By Israel Dunkan A wonder bank, Mustard Rock Financial And Empowerment Scheme (MRFES) located in Obudu Local Government Government Area of Cross River State, has left traders in disarray over it’s disappearance with cash deposits belonging to traders. MRFES is a new get rich quick scheme which landed Obudu January this year with a promise
by crossriverwatch admin An early evening inferno on Tuesday night, at about 7pm in Obudu Cross River State razed an entire block of shops along Uquart Street in Obudu market. Eyewitnesses told crossriverwatch that residents just watched helplessly as the fire razed the entire building opposite the meat shops at Obudu main market and everything
by crossriverwatch admin A boat traveling from Oron in Akwa Ibom State to Gabon Today capsized at the Calabar Waterways with no fewer than 166 passengers feared dead. Eyewitnesses told crossriverwatch that the passengers were traveling in a “giant-sized wooden boat’’ when it capsized at 40 nautical miles along the coast of Calabar off Gabon