By Kelvin Ololo Cross River-born journalist, documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur, Obaji Akpet, has emerged as the new Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Alumni Hub Lead for Lagos after securing the highest number of votes in the 2026 Hub Lead elections. Akpet, a 2019 TEF Alumni, was formally congratulated by the Foundation’s Alumni Engagement Team, which described
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Saviour Otu Adim, over the alleged murder of his six-year-old stepdaughter, Miss Goodness Ekpo Okon, in Bakassi Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Cross River State Command, ASP Sunday Eitokpah Akata, disclosed this in a statement
By Kelvin Ololo The night began quietly in Ikot Effanga community, Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, with little indication that two people would not live to see the morning. A man reportedly brought a woman, believed to be his friend, into his apartment on Thursday night to spend the night. By the early hours of
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji An academic don and Professor of Genetics and Biotechnology at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) Prof. Hannah Edim Etta has cautioned parents, particularly those in the academics, over what she described as “career madness” in Nigeria, warning that it has created dangerous gaps in child upbringing, destroying family values. Speaking
By Jonathan Ugbal Family, friends, associates, and guests defied a heavy downpour on Thursday as Mma Rosaline Kalu, the mother of the Social and Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Charles Kalu began her final journey home at Asaga Ohafia, in Abia State. Mr. Kalu is CrossRiverWatch’s Editor at Large and serves as
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has arrested three suspects in separate operations over alleged armed robbery and vandalism in Calabar Municipal and Akamkpa Local Government Areas of the state. In a statement issued on Thursday, 27th August, 2026, by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday, the Command said one
By Patrick Obia Cross River State Government has announced September 10, 2026, as the screening date for indigenes of the state who applied for admission into the Nigeria Police Academy 13th Regular Course. According to a press release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, the screening exercise for Cross River
By Sylvia Akpan The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has unveiled its campaign agenda of economic recovery, political restructuring, security reform and accountable leadership ahead of the 2027 general elections. These and many other strategies were the highlights of Tuesday, August 25, 2026, political gathering held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Speaking during the