By CrossRiverWatch Admin Eleven members of the Cross River State House of Assembly have met with officials of Relax Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria (RTIFN) amid disagreements over the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket arrangements ahead of the forthcoming elections. The lawmakers, led by the House Majority Leader, Rt. Hon. Francis Asuquo, visited the national office
By Sarah Ooja The 2026 first Carnival Calabar Dry Run will take place tomorrow, Sunday October 18, 2026, as preparations continue for the annual carnival. Residents of Calabar and road users are informed to take note as major routes will be blocked. while the kickoff is by 1:30pm the Millennium Park, Calabar, blocking of carnival
By Esther Donald The Cross River State Police Command says three additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the alleged theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure in Calabar, the state capital. In a press release dated October 16, 2026, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday said the arrests followed investigations into the
By Agnes Etim The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Barrister Venatius Ikem, has resigned from the party. Barr. Ikem announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the National Secretary of the PDP at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja and the State Secretary of the party in Cross
By Blessing Francis Some residents, bystanders and angry mobs attacked personnel of the Fire Service over late arrival during fire incident in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Some sections of the Scanobo filing station witnessed an explosion on Thursday October 15, 2026, burning parts and vehicles within the station. While the residents battled to
By Daniel Shito Residents of Asuquo Abasi Street in Mount Zion, Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, have cried out to the Cross River State Government over the bad condition of their road, calling for urgent intervention to ease their suffering. Asuquo Abasi is one of the streets in the densely populated
By Blessing George The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has ordered the temporary relocation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp from Obubra to the University of Education and Entrepreneurship in Akamkpa. The order was contained in a press release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof.
By Wisdom Eteng The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Cross River State, Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, has described the reported suspension of corps members’ deployment to the state over the poor condition of the NYSC Orientation Camp in Obubra as a “national embarrassment” and an indictment of the state government. Amb. Nkoyo stated this