By CrossRiverWatch admin The Paramount Ruler of Yakurr Local Government, Obol Lopon Ojong Inah has been confirmed dead by sources in Ugep. The highly revered monarch who is thought to have died in the early hours of this morning has been ailing for sometime. A source who spoke to CrossRiverWatch said it was traditional not
By CrossRiverWatch admin Generational Voices (GenVoices) is partnering with British Council and Enough is Enough (EiE) to deliver a Citizens’ Debate on the upcoming elections in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. This will be facilitated through GenVoices’ conversational platform called Gentalks. This builds on the extensive work that GenVoices and its partners have done
By Archibong Jeremiah The newly reintroduced stop and search operation by the Police in Cross River State has returned with its attendant challenge of extortion by policemen at different check points that they have erected around Calabar and environs. It will be recalled that in a recent courtesy call to the State Governor’s office, the
By Our Editorial Team The rescheduled General Elections are fixed for March 28th and April 11, 2015 throughout the country. The Presidential and National Assembly elections are billed to come up first on 28th of this month. In Cross River state, the various candidates who are flying the flags of their respective political parties in
I obviously do not know who owns the road but it is a total disaster. I’ll tell you why. I set out on a journey to Obudu, Yes, my dear local government. Through the only means of transportation visible to the northern part of the state. I wasn’t frightened by the thought of passing through
By Archibong Jeremiah/Uduak Pepple Investigation by CrossRiverWatch has revealed that the Cross River State Water Board Limited, CRSWBL which is the only company handling water supply in the state has not supplied water to Calabar metropolis for over month. Several complaints by residents of the state capital had caused CrossRiverWatch reporters to go round the
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has charged the Nigeria Police and other security agencies in the state to join forces in ensuring the immediate and safe release of Chief Dominic Aqua Edem who was recently kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Calabar. Hon. Dominic Aqua Edem who is the former Deputy
By Archibong Jeremiah Calabar female song writer and fashion designer Mrs. Deborah Emmanuel Onoyom-Ita with the stage name DJazz recently completed recording a song titled ‘Let Them Grow’ which she says is dedicated to the girl child: intended to support the fight against female early marriages in Cross River State and Nigeria at large and