By Patrick Obia And Sylvia Felix Non Governmental Organization, Atycare Initiative has donated essential educational materials to 260 public school children in Calabar metropolis, says it is her dream to give a helping hand to vulnerable in the society. The outreach which is occasional was held at Government primary school Obufa Esuk, Calabar South and
By Emma Unah, Vanguard News Forty-six industries and companies established by Senator Ben Ayade, the Cross River State Governor between 2015 to 2021 have been earmarked for privatisation. These industries include high-profile ones like the multi-billion naira Cocoa Processing Industry at Ikom, the Rice Processing factory at Ogoja, the Cally Airlines, a pharmaceutical company in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Kidnappers may have developed a new strategy to abduct victims which now include gaining access to buildings via the roof of houses. This was the case at 8 miles in Calabar on Wednesday morning when kidnappers broke into the residence of one Mr. Godwin Samuel and whisked him away. Images obtained by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin There was pomp and glitz at Government House Calabar on Tuesday as the Cross River Government and the federal ministry of interior spared no expense for comfort to commission one firefighting truck. The truck is one out of about 44 trucks, about 20 ambulances and some tankers procured by the federal government
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The House of Representatives on Monday accepted the resignation of Senator Jarigbe Agom as it’s member. This followed his swearing in as a member of the red chamber of the national assembly after a lengthy political and legal tussle over the December 5 2020 senatorial by-elections which was necessitated by the death
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will Inaugurate her new executives in Calabar, tomorrow, September 29, 2021. A statement issued by the caretaker secretary, Eko Atu said this followed “the successful conduct of the state congress of the PDP on the 18th of September, 2021.” The event
By Ushang Ewa Alfred Ambe, a resident of Becheve community, which hosts Nigeria’s flagship tourism destination, the Obudu Mountain Resort has gone 6 days in the den of kidnappers with his abductors demanding for money to treat injuries incurred while he was kidnapped. Ambe, popularly referred to as ‘Apprentice’ was abducted on Wednesday, September 22,
By Archibong Jeremiah and Sylvia Felix Hon. Justice E. E. Ita of Calabar Family Court Judicial Division has convicted three for raping underage girls. The rapists are 38 year old Effiom Edem Bassey who defiled a 5 year old girl, 27 year old Hassan Abdullahi raped a 12 year old child and Nicholas Edet who raped