By Jonathan Ugbal At least one is feared dead following a renewed gang war in Ogep-Osokom community of Western Boki in Boki local government area of central Cross River State. The man referred to as Aboki and belongs to the Iron group of militants was killed by another gang called the Militia between Wednesday night
By Ogar Monday The Rainforest Resource and Development Center (RRDC) has written Cross River Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade asking him to disclose the source of the planned NGN800 billion funding for the proposed 275kilometers Superhighway. The letter signed by the Executive Director, Odey Oyama and addressed through the finance commissioner read: “Pursuant to the relevant
By Geoffery Gogo The Cross River state government and conservationists have continued to disagree over what will be the impact of the 23 conditions handed the state to meet before resumption of work at the 275km SuperHighway. While the conservationists doubt government ability to meet those conditions with some even arguing against the construction of
By Ushang Ewa The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Zana Akpagu has been confirmed as the Chairman of the CrossRiverWatch 5th anniversary lecture, a statement from the media outfit management says. Signed by the Editor-in-chief, Agba Jalingo, the marketing manager, Emmanuel Etim and the Managing Editor, Jeremiah Archibong, the statement said: “Professor
By Ushang Ewa Gershom Bassey, the Senator representing Cross River Southern senatorial district in the National Assembly and Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has been unveiled as the special guest for the third edition of ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ Town Hall Meeting scheduled for July, 2017. This was contained in a statement
By Henry Umoru Senate, yesterday, began a probe of over $3 billion spent since in 2005 by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, on the dredging of Calabar, Lagos and Bonny Channels without appreciable work carried out on them. It also accused the NPA of conniving with Lagos Channel Management, LCM, Limited; Bonny Channel Company, BCC,
By Ogar Solomon Mr. Silas Ibu Ododo, Chairman of Association of Yahe Indigenes, Abuja Chapter was abducted by unknown gun men in the early hours of Wednesday 5th of July, 2017 and taken to an undisclosed location. Mr. Silas who hails from Yahe in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State is resident at
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The plight of Bakassi indigenes has taken a turn for the worse as hundreds of them were chased out of Cameroon with many feared dead. Those of them who made it to Ikang in Cross Rivers State on Thursday arrived with tales of suffering and despair. They were among the Bakassi indigenes