By Asare Asare, Daily Post There have been allegations that there are powerful illegal wood loggers with armed militias who intimidate locals and aid them to perpetuate the illicit plundering of the forests in Cross River State. A group, We The People, re-echoed this allegation once more in Calabar at a workshop with the theme:
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has urged security agencies to intensify its effort in securing and protecting the waterways. The charge to be more vigilant was dished during its session on Wednesday, 5 July 2023. Members took turns to commend the security agencies for their sacrifice
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House Of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has warned that gay activities are outlawed in Cross River State. This is coming after a suspected gay party was organized on the 30th of June 2023, at a hotel in Ekorinim in Calabar
By Wisdom Okon A sixteen-year-old girl, Miss Cynthia Udoh (not her real name) who narrowly escaped being raped shares her experience with CrossRiverWatch. Narrating her ordeal she blamed her plight on the lack of social amenities such as street lights, security, and insufficient water facilities in Atakpa market in Calabar South and environ where she
By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has imposed an immediate dusk to dawn curfew in two Local Government Areas of the State. The LGAs are Bakassi and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas. This was contained in a public announcement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Anothony Owan-Enoh,
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has warned against the practice of jungle justice in the State. Gov. Otu also ordered the Police to arrest and prosecute the alleged killers of Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor of Old Netim in Akampka Local Government Area. The directive was
By Patrick Obia As cases of witchcraft branding continue to thrive and perpetrators go unpunished, the recent is Mrs Martina Okey Itagbor, a mother of four girls who was accused of witchcraft and was subsequently burnt to death in Old Netim, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. In April 2023, some youths suspected
By Patrick Obia Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, in recent weeks, has been engulfed with a silent crisis that has allegedly claimed an unaccounted number of lives. This crisis ranges from witchcraft branding uproar, gang clashes, armed robberies, and royalty tussles among others. In the prime hours of Sunday, May 21, 2023,