By CrossRiverWatch Admin In a significant stride towards reigniting academic fervor and fostering intellectual pursuits among its youth, the Cross River State Government, through the Office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Students Advocacy, has launched the inaugural edition of the Cross River State Students Academic-thon Challenge (CRISSAC). The groundbreaking quiz competition is
By Kelvin Ololo The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Federal College of Education (FCE) Obudu, Justin Odama Egba is dead. The Management of the FCE announced his demise on their official social media platform, stating he was called yonder on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The school describe him as a dedicated and passionate communicator who
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu, has extended warm felicitations to his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, on the occasion of his 51 birthday. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Nsa Gill, the Governor described the deputy governor’s birthday as a moment worthy of
By Patrick Obia The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday June 6th and Monday 9th, 2025 as public holidays. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani stating that the holidays are to mark the 2025 Eid-ul-Adha celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi
By Kelvin Ololo A 400 level student of Medicine and Surgery, University of Calabar (UNCIAL) Mark Ofre Okwohe has been kidnapped. The news of his abduction broke out by the Publisher of CrossRiverWatch and Human Rights Activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo, in the late hours of Sunday June 1, 2025. His whereabouts is not ascertained as
By Kelvin Ololo A Cross River based Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) investors, Stridevest Company Limited, has set up a scheme to help business owners pitch, nurture, grow and gain financial support to reduce unemployment in the state. Unveiling the financial empowerment program in Calabar, the Chief Executive Officer, Stridevest Company limited, Wilson Obidi, explained
By Favour Adinya The BrenCare Foundation has joined the rest of the world to mark the 2025 World Menstrual Hygiene Day in Cross River State, distributing sanitary pads. Held on May 29th (not World Menstrual Hygiene Day of 28th May) at Government Secondary School, Ikot Edem Odo, Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state, with
In the remote, rugged hills of Etung Local Government Area in Cross River State, a silent but deadly crisis threatens the foundation of basic healthcare. Beneath the surface of dedicated health workers and hopeful patients lies a harsh reality: the lack of clean water at Nsofang Primary Health Center and Akarim Health Post has turned