By Jonathan Ugbal Ferdinand Afor, a teenager was on Wednesday evening shot dead by a hunter in the forests of Wula in Boki Local Government Area of central Cross River State. Afor, 17, and his friends were said to have pitched a tent with some hunters to gather wild ukazi leaf (gnetum africanum) for sale
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The recent allegations of sexual harassment levelled on the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law in the University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon has ignited a nationwide conversation on how to deal with sex predators in academic settings. Speakers on an X (formerly Twitter) Space on Friday hosted by CrossRiverWatch discussing
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government has issued a final warning to kidnappers and other criminal elements. The State Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu took to his Facebook page and read the riot act. It reads in parts “It is with a high sense of responsibility and concern for the security
By Godwin Otang The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Cross River State chapter has called for the immediate release of Prof. Ekanem Philip Essien, a medical professor, who was kidnapped in Calabar 5 weeks ago. The body expressed indignation over the continuous captivity of the Professor by her abductors, the body in a statement signed by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Management of the University of Calabar has suspended the Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon for alleged violation of the provisions of the extant laws and policies of the institution. The suspension, which takes effect from August 17, 2023, was conveyed in a letter signed by the University Registrar, Mr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River’s foremost investigative media outfit, CrossRiverWatch is set to convene a Twitter space over increasing issues of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions in the State. The Twitter space is scheduled for Friday 18th of August, 2023, from 3:00PM – 415PM. According to the Managing Editor of the dogged media house, Comrade
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu earlier today, swore in 31 Commissioners, and charged them to execute their duties with a sense of responsibility and diligence. The event which was conducted at Dan Archibong Lodge had 7 women and 24 men as Commissioners totalling
By Sylvia Akpan An unknown mother has dumped her infant child in a refuse dump in Calabar, Cross River State. In the wee hours of Wednesday, August 16, an unknown baby was found dead by the dustbin at Palm Street by Atakpa close to Pin Margaret Commercial School, Calabar South LGA. The baby whose gender