By CrossRiverWatch Admin Hon. Anthony Duke, former ward 5 Councillor in Calabar South kidnapped few days ago has been released. His abductors had demanded a N30 million ransom. The broadcaster’s release was secured after an undisclosed sum was paid. Duke was kidnapped along Akwanga road in Nasarawa State.
By Patrick Obia Some residents of Essien Street in Calabar South Local Government Area who lost their homes to fire on Wednesday are currently counting their losses. CrossRiverWatch broke the story after a victim, Ntiero Ekanem called the newsroom mistaking the contact for the Cross River State Fire Service. This Newspaper promptly called the service
By Maxwell Effiong The Ima Nsa Adegoke foundation has begun advocacy visits to monarchs in Cross River to seek their support to end stigmatisation against widows in the State. The Cordinating Trustee of the foundation, Barr. Ima Adegoke says the harmful practice still holds sway despite a law prohibiting it in the State with widows
By Taiwo Lawrence Adeyemi Cross River State has over 2,000,000 hectares of rainforest originally found in the State and perhaps the primary rainforest remaining was only 729,000 hectares. The rainforest has important biophysical properties which affect local, regional and global environment quality. Cross River State has a deforestation rate of two percent per annum, a
Jonathan Ugbal Dr. Julius Okputu, a House of Representatives aspirant for the February 26, 2022 legislative by-election for the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency has rejected reports of a consensus candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The by-elections which include one for Akpabuyo State constituency are necessitated by vacancies arising from the swearing in of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ahead of it’s sixth anniversary celebration, the management of Hit 95.9FM Calabar on Wednesday, visited two social facilities in the State catering for the needy and vulnerable to donate items. The station switched on commercially for full operations on February 1, 2016 following weeks of test broadcasts. And, the Infant Jesus Orphanage
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Brigadier General Everest Okoro has resumed as the 56th commander of the 13th Brigade, Nigerian Army Calabar. Brig. Gen. Okoro takes over from Major General Peter Malla following his promotion and subsequent transfer to head the Department of Army Administration at the Headquarters, Nigerian Army in Abuja. The Parchment, reports that during
By Patrick Obia Two youth groups have announced that they purchased the nomination form for Joel Henshaw, an aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the February 26, 2022 legislative by-elections. The Cross River Youth Force (CRYF) and the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), took to Facebook to announce the action. “YouthO’Clock is