October 12, 1972, a chartered Uruguayan Airforce plane conveying 45 members of the Christians Club rugby team, including their friends and family members from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, for an exhibition match against the Old Boys Club, an English rugby team in Santiago, crashed into the Andes Mountains in Argentina. For 72 days, the
By Godwin Ajom Nigerian students will no longer be redundant after graduating from institutions of higher learning as they now have a system that is committed to providing connections for world class human capital solutions for Africa and the globe at large, via the private sector. This is made possible via collaboration by Nigeria and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to strengthening maritime security and fostering economic growth in the state. The governor gave the reaffirmation when he received the newly appointed Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory, Commodore Ajumobi Oride, at the Dan Archibong Lodge, the temporary
By Sylvia Akpan While others were celebrating love on Valentine Day, fire destroyed a farmer’s farm same day. This was the story of a cocoa farmer, Ndik Wisdom Edorkor in Edor, Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State, as unknown fire gutted his farm. Wisdom told CrossRiverWatch, that the incident happened between the hours
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Divisional Police Officer of Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, Teryima A. Azungwe has been decorated as Grand Patron of the National Association of Nigeria Ambassadors. The ceremony held at the Obudu police division, Obudu LGA, witnessed also the conferment of prestigious Ambassador of Peace Award on him. The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Government of Nigeria, has debunked claims that some government officials and politicians were involved in $150 million bribery, as alleged by the Executive Officer of Binance, Tigran Gambaryan. The Nigerian Government said it notes with concern the “outrageous allegations, misinformation, and defamatory statements being disseminated by Tigran Gambaryan,” an American
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Crypto and American Executive Officer of Binance, Tigran Gambaryan who was jailed in Nigeria for months on alleged bribery has accused some notable politicians in the country of asking $150 million bribe during his trial. Tigran Gambaryan in a post he made on X (former Twitter), where he said the member representing
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Bassey Otu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to security in Cross River State by renaming the state’s joint security outfit from Operation Akpakwu to Operation “Okwok” – an Efik word for “bee” and equipping it with 30 operational vehicles. This marks the first phase of a larger plan to deploy a