By Patrick Obia Calabar, the Cross River State capital, is set to host an international gospel outreach as the Great Gospel Crusade, organized by Christ for All Nations (CfaN), commences today, Thursday, November 12, 2026. The four-day evangelistic program, tagged Great Gospel Crusade Calabar 2026, will feature renowned American evangelist Daniel Kolenda, successor to the
By Kelvin Ololo Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu of the High Court of Cross River State has convicted and sentenced Nsikak Friday Okon, a 38-year-old man, to life imprisonment for the rape of a 10-year-old girl. The convict bagged the term in a ruling delivered by the judge on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 in Calabar. Human
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Committee to Protect Journalists has calls on Nigerian authorities to immediately drop the criminal charges against journalist Daniel Ojukwu, release him unconditionally, and stop criminalizing the press for their work. On November 10, a federal court in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, remanded Ojukwu, a correspondent with the privately owned Foundation for Investigative
By Patrick Obia Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has ordered the immediate dissolution of the State Planning and Development Control Task Force following the controversial demolition of a nearly completed private property by its personnel. He also directed the suspension of further demolition activities on the affected property and ordered the payment of
By Daniel Shito The Cross River State House of Assembly has taken a new step to regulate scrap dealers and stop thieves from stealing public property. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Stanley Nsemo representing Calabar Municipal, seeks to cancel the old Scrap Regulatory Agency Law No. 5 of 2017 and replace it with a stronger
By Patrick Obia Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru served as Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff from 26th January to 21st May 2021. A tenure of just 114 days. He died in an air crash alongside 10 other officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Cutting short a distinguished 35-year military career that had taken him
By Patrick Obia Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, on Tuesday in Calabar, unveiled the renamed Akim Barracks in honor of the late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, who served as the 21st Chief of Army Staff, COAS in recognition of his contributions and sacrifice to the Nigerian Army. The now named Ibrahim Attahiru Barracks
By Blessing Francis The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Cross River State, has announced plans to tour all 18 local government areas of the state to assess government projects and engage communities on governance and development priorities ahead of the 2027 general elections. The council also announced a statewide political stakeholders’ conference scheduled for November 30