By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has bowed to public pressure and extended the deadline for the use of the old notes till February 10, 2023. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, made this known while granting Journalists an audience on Sunday 29th January 2023. Godwin said the apex bank had the approval of
By Patrick Obia The former Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke has said the incumbent Governor of the State – Sen. Ben Ayade is the “most cowardly person that has occupied the Government House” with fake academic degrees. Mr. Duke stated this in one of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) town hall meetings
By Patrick Obia Final-year students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have protested and disrupted ongoing examinations in some departments over their inability to register. The incident occurred on January 9th, 2023. The angry students alleged that they are unable to register for their exams through the school portal. Chanting solidarity songs, they demand the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The immediate past governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke has pleaded for forgiveness from his party members (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP) for choosing Sen. Ben Ayade as his successor. Sen. Imoke during a recent town hall meeting said governor Ayade was a mistake. In the video, he said “You know
By CrossRiverWatch Admin At least one storey building in Eburutu Army Barracks, Calabar, was in the evening of Friday 6 January 2023 gutted by fire. The cause of the fire which can not be ascertained burnt block 13, Malabor of the Barracks. An eyewitness told CrossRiverWatch that men of the Fire Service arrived when major
By Francis Annagu, Florence Kekong and Farah Jolly In the Cross River State Rainforest, an average of 250 tons of timber is harvested daily; in 10 days, 2,500 tons are lost and within a year 91,250 tons of timber leave the State. As a result of deforestation, small trees and other forest products are destroyed.
By Calabar Blog Suspected armed gangsters have stormed an exam venue at the University of Cross River, UNICROSS (formerly CRUTECH). The armed gangsters fired shots which led other students and staff to scamper for safety. The incident occurred today but the exact time is yet to be determined by our newsroom and the authorities are
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Men of the Nigerian Army have assaulted a Police Traffic Warden in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State. The Army men who drove in convoy left the Traffic Warden bleeding from her head. The incident occurred at the traffic post along Murtala Muhammad Highway by Mobil filling station. The Traffic Warden explained in