By CrossRiverWatch Admin At least one may have died after a haulage truck collided with a low bed heavy duty equipment carrier at Akpet central in Biase Local Government Area section of the Calabar – Ikom – Katsina-Ala federal highway on Thursday. A video recording obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows what appears to be the lifeless
By Patrick Obia Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, supporters in their large numbers on Thursday, August 25, staged a ‘Reclaim Cross River’ fitness road walk in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The exercise kicked off from the Millennium Park where the State Chairman of the party, Barr. Venatius Ikem addressed supporters on the importance of
Marred by insecurity and extorted by INEC officials, communities in Niger State faced double jeopardy: pay ransom to kidnappers and bribe INEC officials to get PVCs. WikkiTimes’ YAKUBU MOHAMMED documented the travails of residents of some communities in the insurgents’ ravaged Niger State where some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission were found to
By Archibong Jeremiah Godswill Eteng, a native of Nko community in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River state, was shocked to hear that the state government had built a new Model School worth N145,015,738.88 in his community. He first imagined it must be an error because he lives in the community and has neither
By George Odok, NAN The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Cross River State command has confiscated 16,000 liters of stolen petroleum products. Samuel Fadeyi, the Commandant of NSCDC said the stolen products which were mainly Automotive Gas Oil, (AGO) popularly known as diesel were stored in drums and gallons and hidden in different trailer
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross Riverian, Deuel Orok Paul who was diagnosed with Abdominal abscess and Gastrointestinal fistula, has recovered in a Dubai, United Arab Emirates hospital after successful surgery but needs financial support to return to Nigeria. Deuel Orok, 30-year-old and once vibrant Pilot-in-training found himself in a complicated situation when he had undergone a
By Jonathan Ugbal Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, the sister-in-law of Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Monday, failed to show up at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, command of the Nigeria Police Force to defend her criminal defamation petition against CrossRiverWatch publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo. Mr. Jalingo was arrested on Friday at his
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo has arrived the Nigeria Police Force State Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory to answer to a petition by Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, sister in-law of Cross River Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade bordering on defamation and infringement of integrity. He was arrested last weekend