By Patrick Obia In the early hours of Sunday October 4, 2026, a tanker driver and his conductor (names withheld) conveying diesel didn’t know it was their last day to kiss the earth goodbye. The duo die in a fatal explosion while overturning and avoiding a bad spot – collided with stationary truck in the
By Patrick Obia Petroleum tanker driver has been rescued from an Inferno while shops and goods worth millions of Naira have been destroyed along Odukpani Local Government Area secretariat. The incident which is ongoing started in the early hours of Sunday, October 4, 2026. The Cross River State Police Command giving update on the incident
By Kelvin Ololo Residents of Unebu community in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, have called out the member representing Yakurr 1 State Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Honorable Cyril Omini over non-functional transformer installed. The plight of the people was brought to limelight when a community member, Edu Ideba in
By Kelvin Ololo A loud crash jolted residents of Ikot Effanga Mkpang community in Calabar Municipality on Monday, renewing fears that the ravine threatening their homes could soon claim more houses, properties and possibly lives. “We had a loud noise that shook the environment. It was not a small one,” a resident told CrossRiverWatch, recalling
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has announced plans to evacuate and conduct a mass burial of abandoned and unclaimed corpses in its mortuary. In a public notice dated September 30, 2026, the hospital management said the decision became necessary following the prolonged retention of corpses whose statutory
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation and former Supervising Minister of Information, High Chief Edem Duke, has said that tourism is no longer defined by physical infrastructure alone, but by digital visibility, data intelligence and technological innovation. He made the assertion on Sunday, September 27, 2026, while delivering a keynote
By Patrick Obia The Development Association of Cross River State (DACRISS) has condemned remarks attributed to the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, concerning Cross River State’s littoral status, population, political identity and relationship with neighboring Akwa Ibom State. In a statement signed by its Chief of Party, Chief John Offiong, DACRISS
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly on Tuesday, 29th September, 2026, commenced legislative consideration of the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish State Police Services across Nigeria. The proposed amendment, titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to Provide for the