By Cornelius Umoh The Abo Bonabe community of Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State says it needs of NGN6 million to complete a self-help access bridge project. The project requires over NGN8 million and about NGN2 million has been raised following concerted efforts led by the Councillor representing Abo ward, Pius Osang, the
By Jonathan Ugbal Six years after the March 11, 2016, explosion that rocked the Calabar branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country’s apex bank is yet to investigate the incident and make effort to pay claims by families of the victims of that unfortunate incident. Findings by CrossRiverWatch shows that the leadership of
By Helen Ubong A Cross Riverian, Reje Agbor Ojong has publicly denounced membership of a gang group in Ikom Local Government Area of the State. Reje Ojong, a native of Adijinkpor in Ikom in a letter addressed to the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Ikom division said he is no longer interested in
There are Christians in many urban centers both in Nigeria and abroad who have never been back home to their villages for decades. Not themselves nor their family members. The fear of their village is so morbid that even in the urban centers or countries where they have taken residence, they do not attend or
By Archibong Jeremiah Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria and Cross River State in particular, stakeholders from the Southern Senatorial District have appealed to other districts (North and Central) to support the ‘Back-To-South’ agenda. Yesterday at a press briefing held in the Diamond hall of the Transcorp Hotels in Calabar, the State capital
It is said, whatever has a beginning has an end. This saying is appropriate in the just concluded legislative by-elections for the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency which a few weeks and days prior to the polls seemed like there would be no life left after they held. Leading to the by-elections, there
By Patrick Obia Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade has denied rumors that he deposed to an affidavit claiming he is still a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). A quote, allegedly taken from an affidavit he deposed to in response to suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 filed by the PDP asking the Court to sack him
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Vanguard News Nigeria This is certainly not the best of times for Governor, Engr. David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Dr. Eric Igwe. The duo was last Tuesday, sacked from their respective offices by a Federal High Court in Abuja, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to