By Ushang Ewa At least two people have been kidnapped in the past three days in Cross River State. They include a Lecturer in the University of Calabar, Dr. Anthony Egbe who was abducted on August 29, 2020 and one Mr. Effiom Edem Asuquo who was kidnapped earlier this evening. Egbe was abducted at Asabanka,
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has again, embarked on a “total and indefinite” strike following the kidnap of its member, Dr. Vivien Otu on Friday. The NMA in a communique issued at the end of an emergency meeting on Saturday, said this was in line with
By Ushang Ewa Five members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in northern Cross River State have written the party’s screening committee for the senatorial and House of Assembly bye-elections seeking the disqualification of frontline aspirant, Dr. Stephen Odey. They are Linus O. Ulakom, Michael I. Okpako, Pius U. Ogede, Williams Ogede, and Odey Okputu.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital and presided over by Chief Magistrate Rita Marshall on Tuesday discharged and acquitted two journalists for alleged misconduct in the RevolutionNow protest of August 5, 2019. Three charges bordering on conspiracy to unlawfully assemble, unlawful assembly and conduct likely to cause
By Jonathan Ugbal A resident of Calabar, Mrs Sylvia Agiande is currently cooling her feet in Police custody after she was arrested for using an electrical iron to inflict second degree burns on her eight year old nephew, Romanus (actual name withheld due to editorial reasons). The incident occurred on Sunday, August 16th at Muri
By Jonathan Ugbal Mrs Kate Agbor, a resident of Calabar has written to the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Cross River state, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim disclosing that an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Mr. Stephen Udeme Brown attempted to rape her. This comes Barely a week after CP Ibrahim warned officers against conducts that will
By Jonathan Ugbal More details are emerging from the May 24, 2020 raid of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory personnel on Potomas Hotel in Atimbo, Akpabuyo local government area as a witness, Mr. Godwin Ibok has claimed that they were tortured mercilessly. Narrating his ordeal to CrossRiverWatch, Mr. Ibok said that the action which
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Aggrey and his wife Susan have been on the run since 19 June, 2020 over a missing car, Mercedes Benz (ML) 320, says a petition to the Police. According to the petitioner, His Highness, Chief Etim Efeffiom Archibong, Ibuot Ufok Abasi Atiata of Inyang Ewa in Ewa Ekeng House, “I got to