By Kelvin Ololo As Cross River State prepares to welcome visitors for Nigeria’s biggest street carnival – Carnival Calabar, the state government has commenced a three-day food safety and hygiene training for hospitality workers, with participants drawn from the 18 local government areas of the state. The training, which began on Monday, October 5, 2026,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Cross River State, Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, has condemned the reported attack on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) consultative meetings in Calabar South, describing the incident as a dangerous assault on democratic participation and a troubling warning ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement
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