By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent To address growing security concerns, the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has announced a two-month window for the evacuation of scrap metal heaps from various dump sites across the state. This was contained in a public service announcement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), has matriculated a total of nine thousand, two hundred and eighty-four (9,284) students into ten (10) faculties for the new academic session The Faculty of Agriculture admitted 40 students, Management Science has 1,374, Biological Sciences has 886, Architecture has 157, Physical Sciences has 1,836 students,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Industrial Court sitting in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, has invalidated the State’s Special Allowance Law for Public Holders – Law No 2 of 2023. In a judgment delivered by Justice Sanusi Kado in Calabar, the court declared Law No 2 of 2023 which seems to pay pensions to
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command, has brokered peace between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Ikot-Inyang Community, Odukpani Local Government Area of the state, following a crash on December 3, 2024. The Commissioner of Police CP Gyogon Grimah upon the incident intervened, directing the Area and Tactical Commanders to restore peace and
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The wife of the Cross River State Governor, Mrs. Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, has emphasized the importance of the Children’s Carnival in enhancing the mental well-being of its young participants. According to Chief Press Secretary to Governor Bassey Otu, Mr. Gill Nsa, the First Lady while speaking at the flag-off
By Patrick Obia On April 20, 2024, a tragedy unfolded in Shikpeche, a quiet community nestled in Bishiri North, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. What should have been another day of labor turned fatal for Peter Shinong and Emmanuel Ushikeh, two young men who died while working in an illegal mining pit.
Concerned citizens are calling for an investigation into the ownership of the Obudu-German Hospital, which has become a focal point of controversy and conflict of interest involving high-profile figures in Cross River State. Archibong Jeremiah of TheInvestigator has uncovered troubling connections between Dr. Betta Edu, the sacked Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, who was the state’s
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Zone 6 Command of the Nigerian Police Force, has said that JoePaul Obi, a journalist and broadcaster is in its custody following a petition against him over alleged issues of fraudulent transactions and a court order. A statement issued by the Zonal spokesman of the force, SP Nelson Okpabi, on Friday