By CrossRiverWatch Admin Our newsroom has gotten a footage of army men clearing the road block caused by communal crisis between Alesi and Ochon. The crisis erupted yesterday which led to the blocking of the Calabar-Ikom highway. Alesi is in Ikom while Ochon is in Obubra, central senatorial district in Cross River State. Watch:
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The just-concluded by-election in Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency recorded irregularities, CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Our newsroom observed that vote-buying was rampant, security agents were compromised, civilians were brutalized and ballot papers were snatched at gunpoint. Watch “#CRSDecides2022 Diary Of Irregularities” below where sporadic shooting, ballot box snatching, vote-buying, and
By Patrick Obia and Sylvia Akpan – Akpabuyo The Chairman of Akpabuyo local government area, Mr. Emmanuel Offiong Bassey has been accused of allegedly ordering gunmen to shoot at voters. As at press time five persons were battling for their life while the Chairman is yet to speak to the press about the incident. Dr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State APC Chapter Chairman, Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba has threatened Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Eba while calling on the IG of Police said he will direct Cross River youths to stop Gov. Wike if he dares to enter Cross River State tomorrow as scheduled. In the press conference
The Cross River State Government’s 2022 budget of NGN354 billion has received knocks and kudos since the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade gave his assent to it. Notable among the knocks and kudos is that of Policy Alert that spotted red flags in the 2022 budget and report of the previous year, 2021. In this episode,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Government has approached NAFDAC to approve it’s Calachika factory. The Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade while on a tour of the facility disclosed that the approval will go a long way in boosting the chain cycle for chicken farming. As reported by Channels TV, Ayade said the chicken factory is
The Conversation is Series of discussions between CrossRiverWatch investigators and those exempted from paying tax in Cross River State. The Conversation was produced by CrossRiverWatch in partnership with Civic Media Lab through its Grassroots News Project. Watch:
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chancellor of Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong has called for the strengthening of the traditional institution in Cross River State. Sir Arthur made the call while fielding questions on ‘One On One’ with Citizen Agba Jalingo which was live on Facebook. He went on to state that the