By Jonathan Ugbal Dozens of farms and a few structures have been destroyed at locations near the proposed Obudu international cargo airport in northern Cross River. Residents told this reporter that armed troops of the Nigerian Army and personnel of the Nigerian Police Force accompanied bulldozers to the site earlier on Friday for the demolition
By Odey Ojeka A man has been found dead along Idomi road, Ijiman Ugep this afternoon (Thursday) afternoon. The dead body was removed by the Police from Ugep division at about 12:15pm. An eyewitness identified the deceased as Mr. Etim and is from Ibenda, Biko Biko Ugep. The eyewitness who didn’t want to be mentioned
Today, it is with a heavy heart that I join you to mourn our colleague and brother, Hon. Godwin Akwaji, Member representing Obudu State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly. The greatest pain is not the one received when we are physically hurt. Neither is it the one received when we are
By Patrick Obia Cross River State has hit five new COVID-19 cases from the latest report by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night. NCDC in its official Twitter handle announced 404 new cases across the country with a total of 42,208 cases confirmed, 19,004 discharged and 873 deaths. This 5 addition brings
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has in a resolution granted approval for the Government to accept an offer of 120 days temporary overdraft facility of N2 billion from First Bank plc. The request for the Assembly’s approval was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Aggrey and his wife Susan have been on the run since 19 June, 2020 over a missing car, Mercedes Benz (ML) 320, says a petition to the Police. According to the petitioner, His Highness, Chief Etim Efeffiom Archibong, Ibuot Ufok Abasi Atiata of Inyang Ewa in Ewa Ekeng House, “I got to
By Patrick Obia Coalition of Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, in Cross River State, has dish out words of encouragement saying there is “ability in disability” especially those physically challenged in the society. The Coordinator of CSOs against COVID-19 action in the State, Mr. Gabriel Adim stated this on Hit 95.9 FM program (Winning COVID) with
The crisis rocking the Cross River Judiciary has taken so many dimensions it is difficult to keep track of. The myriads of issues range from the removal of Justice Michael Edem from the official residence of the Chief Judge to the politics of succession, the non confirmation of Justice Akon Ikpeme; the saga in the