By Ushang Ewa An angry mob set ablaze a young man suspected to have stolen car batteries Monday along Yellow Duke street in Calabar. Residents say the victim was suspected to have stolen from a car parked nearby and was chased briefly after an alarm was raised, caught and after a brief beating, a tire
By Inyali Peter Following the passage of the bill establishing the Nigeria Peace Corps, the Cross River state Commandant of the corps, Patriot Okweche Dominic has lauded the Nigerian Senate and the national commandant Ambassador Dickson Akoh. Okweche stated this Thursday shortly after the announcement of the passage of the bill where he also charged
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cadet Cadre of the Cross River State Green Police, an initiative of the governor, Ben Ayade to combat climate change was on Friday unveiled in Calabar with a charge to be diligent and committed to their mandate. “We don’t want to see you compromise by way of inducement. We don’t expect
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Wednesday failed to distribute the vehicles procured by the state for security agencies and the newly created Green Police. CrossRiverWatch had earlier reported that the distribution was scheduled for Wednesday, with the governor unusually arriving the office at about 2:00PM sparking rumors that
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade will on Wednesday, distribute about 100 vehicles to security agencies including the newly created Homeland Security and Safety Agency (HLS) and the Green Police sources in Government House Calabar say. A source close to the Chief Security Officer to the governor told CrossRiverWatch
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An enraged 23 year old, Francis Ekpo penultimate Monday, beheaded his father Francis Ekpo Ene and dumped his remains inside the family’s pit toilet in Ekpri Ikot Ene community of Akpabuyo local government area. Sources say Francis acted under diabolical influence as he was not known as a violent person. Narrating her
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent CrossRiverWatch has confirmed that the almost 50 2014 model Kia Rio vehicles as well as the Isuzu trucks purchased by the Cross River State Government are to be distributed to security agencies and the green police. The vehicles currently parked in the premises of Government House Calabar are currently
By Ushang Ewa Following a rise in the activities of gangsters in the Cross River State University of Technology, CRUTECH the management Monday in Calabar banned the use of school bags and suspended indefinitely two students for “cult related activities”. Arikpo Arikpo Ofem with registration number 14/EGC/078 (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) and Felix Udeme Umoren