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Cross River Assembly Pledges Support To Female Commercial Drivers

By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly, has assured the Female Commercial Drivers Association of legislative support to advance their activities in the state. Receiving the Association during a courtesy visit in his office in Calabar, the House Speaker Rt. Honorable Elvet Ayambem commended the women for breaking stereotypes by venturing into

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Governor Otu Celebrate Image Makers On World Photography Day

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has joined lovers of images and memories to celebrate the World Photography Day, 2025. Otu in his goodwill message signed by his Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Linus Obogo, described photographers as “gifted lens

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Former House Of Reps Member, Daniel Asuquo Drags Governor Otu, Others To Court

By Kelvin Ololo The Former House of Representative Member representing Biase and Akamkpa Federal Constituency, Hon. Daniel Asuquo has dragged the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu and others to court over his mining activities in the state. Also sued is the Government of Cross River State, the Attorney General and Commission for

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Nurses, Female Soldier Arrested For Alleged Child Theft In Cross River

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Two nurses and a serving female soldier have been arrested in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, over an alleged theft and sale of a newborn baby. According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the suspects were apprehended following a complaint by 19-year-old Justina Valentine Boniface from Aningeje village, who raised

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Suspected Mentally Deranged Man Lies For Days Close To Security Checkpoints In Calabar

By Kelvin Ololo An unidentified aged man suspected to be mentally deranged has been found lying unconscious along the Calabar-Odukpani Highway, Calabar, Cross River State. Eyewitnesses told CrossRiverWatch that he has laid by the road side for days that is a few meters close to military and police checkpoints by Etehe-Etehe Layout after Scanobo junction,

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Family Of Late Cross River-Born Nigeria’s First Female Helicopter Pilot Cries For Help 17 Years After Her Auto Crash

By Patrick Obia The family of the late first female helicopter pilot in Nigeria, Gladys Ben Erriom, have cried for help, 17 years after her demise in a fatal auto crash. On a beautiful day of April 24th, 2008, young Gladys Ben Erriom was returning from her elder sister – Gift Smart’s marriage in Bekpor

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Governor Otu Signs N104 Billion Supplementary Budget, 3 Others Into Law

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has signed into law the Cross River State Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2025, injecting an additional ₦104 billion into the state’s budget and raising the total 2025 fiscal outlay from ₦538 billion to ₦642 billion. Speaking during the signing ceremony at

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Police Arrest 5 Murder Suspects In Cross River, Clear Air On Viral Video

By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the murder of a herder – Idris Yakubu in a farm at Ugaga Community, Yala Local Government Area of the state. The police in a press release signed by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Irene Ugbo, for

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