By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government has disbursed 250 million Naira grants to 500 retirees under the Retiree Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDI). The initiative described as “expanded reciprocity” for those who committed their prime years to public service is part of Governor Bassey Otu’s led administration vision to promote human capital
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has intercepted and arrested three suspected kidnapping gangs in Unwanse, Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The suspects are Henry Efa Otu, 24 years old, Lawrence Ita Inyang 46 years old and Umoh Ekpo 46 years old after a gun battle with the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Report reaching our newsroom has it that a business woman has been kidnapped in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The business woman and Chief Executive Officer of JoeKate Enterprises was kidnapped at Bassey Duke Street, Calabar South this evening from her shop. Though her name was not gotten
By Sylvia Akpan Following the communal crisis between the people of Vandiekya in Benue State and Abonkib community in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, that has turned bloody, the Chairman of Obudu LGA, Hon. Peter Akonfe Undiandeye, has sued for peace. The two communities age-long communal dispute which surface last week has
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Embattled media practitioner, Ursula Agbor who has been in the news for some weeks, has petitioned Human Rights Activists, Citizen Agba Jalingo for alleged cyberstalking. This was contained in an invitation notice addressed to Jalingo by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC), Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Abuja. The invitation
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Commissioner for Health during former Governor Liyel Imoke administration, Dr. Iyami Ugot, has passed on. He also served as Director-General of Cross River State Primary Health Agency. Though he passed on a few weeks ago but the cause of death is not ascertained.
By Sylvia Akpan Two suspected thieves have been caught stealing fish and electric cables in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River Rivers. The duo were caught in the early hours of Tuesday, July 22, 2025, by a group of vigilante personnel in Ijiman and Okurubong, communities of the LGA. This was confirmed by a
Aged 62, Lady Wayas passed away in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory after a brief illness