By Frank Edima What traders in Cross River refer to as the biggest fish market in the state currently faces the challenge of accessibility due to bad roads linking the market with other parts of the state. High taxation rate imposed by government also threatens to shut down the market located at Ikang in present
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Chris Abang who was fingered by suspended University of Calabar (UNICAL) lecturer, Mr. Joseph Odok as being involved in his attack last week Monday at Zanzee bar in Calabar has denied his involvement. Mr. Abang who served as Press Secretary to former Ogoja council chairperson, Rita Ayim in a telephone conversation
By Ushang Ewa CrossRiverWatch has obtained details of Mr. Raphael Odu, a suspect in the attack of suspended University of Calabar (UNICAL) lecturer, Mr. Joseph Odok last week Monday in Calabar. Mr. Odok was stabbed in the shoulder and breast and CrossRiverWatch has since gathered that Mr. Odu was arrested by Nigeria’s secret police, the
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Police Command has written to the State command of the Department of State Security (DSS) demanding for the principal suspect in the attack on a suspended lecturer of the University of Calabar, Mr. Joseph Odok. The letter which was sighted by CrossRiverWatch informed the DSS that the police
By Jonathan Ugbal The 32 seater Toyota Coaster bus of the Okuku Campus of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) stolen in July 2017 has been returned to the institution by the Okpoma division of the Nigeria Police Force. The culprits had sprayed the vehicle a different color and inscribed “Temple Mass Transit Nigeria
By Jonathan Ugbal The Enyimba football club of Aba Saturday in Calabar progressed to the CAF confederation cup after beating Katsina United 1-0 on match day 38 of the 2016/2017 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL. It took less than 10 minutes for the People’s Elephant to break the deadlock after Stephen Chukwude
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Suspended UNICAL lecturer, Mr. Joseph Odok has finally spoken on the attack on him by a quartet at Zanzee bar in Calabar earlier in the week. Odok who has temporarily relocated to Abuja, has been uncharacteristically silent over the attack but he broke the silence last night in a statement written by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin On Monday the 14th day of August 2017, I was invited to join a panel to discuss the benefits and role of the Youths, following the voting patterns observed at both tiers of the National Assembly with regards the Constitution Alteration Bill, and with particular focus on the NotTooYoungToRun Bill. As usual,