By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Audit Service Commission has called for stronger collaboration with the Ministry of Justice to enhance transparency, accountability and prudent management of public resources in the state. The Commission made the call during a courtesy visit to the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ededem Charles Ani,
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has rescued a man suspected of stealing a mobile phone from jungle justice in Calabar. Jungle justice is an unlawful practice carried out by angry mobs with an intention to harm or kill the suspect accused of committing a particular crime without handing him or her
By Remi Ladigbolu, Punch Newspaper Denis Odama is free. But perhaps he should never have been in jail. Odama, a Cross River businessman and social commentator, was arrested in Lagos on August 9 and taken to Calabar after a police petition accused him and others of cyberbullying, defamation and incitement against the Cross River State
By Kelvin Ololo The 2027 governorship contest in Cross River State is beginning to take clearer shape, with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) releasing details of 12 candidates seeking the governorship ticket of different political parties, including incumbent Governor Bassey Otu. The details were displayed on Monday at the INEC headquarters along the Murtala
By Kelvin Ololo As the cost of food, transportation and other basic needs continues to place enormous pressure on households, the struggle to secure affordable accommodation has become another painful burden for many residents of Calabar, where frequent and steep increases in house rents are forcing families to confront fresh uncertainty. The Cross River State
By Kelvin Ololo Two unidentified men have been killed by a mob in the early hours of Sunday after they were suspected of involvement in a robbery along Ekpo Abasi, near Yellow Duke, in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The Cross River State Police Command said the circumstances surrounding the incident
By TheInvestigator The Cross River State Political Network (CRISPON) has pledged to deliver 1.5 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, while endorsing the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates across the state. The Director-General of CRISPON, Prince Michael Nku Abuo, made the pledge on Friday at the take-off point of
By Jonathan Ugbal Mrs. Rosaline Kalu, the mother of the Social and Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mr. Charles Kalu was on Friday laid to rest at her native Asaga in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. Mma Rosa, as she was fondly called, died on May 22nd, aged 85. And,