By Ushang Ewa The new Flag Officer Commanding the Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy in Calabar, rear Admiral Victor Adedipe has said that the command will “weed” out kidnappers that have been terrorizing Cross River State for the past 48 months. Adedipe stated this while responding to a question on securing the creeks
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has denied rumors making the rounds that it has released the sums of $320,000 and N25 million for the enlisting of Ekpe and Nyoro cultural practices in Cross River State on the organization’s World Heritage map. National Professional Officer for Culture, UNESCO Regional
By Godfrey Obeten The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Young Lawyers Forum, Cross River State chapter has strongly condemned the recent spate of killings in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It also condemned the recent violence and heinous crimes that have characterized the hitherto peaceful and hospitable city of Calabar, especially the recent attack on
By Archibong Jeremiah The leadership of the Cross River State House of Assembly has denied that the Assembly declared the seat of Hon. Elucate Okora Ekom vacant following his defection from PDP to APC. The refutal was made via a press release signed by Azogor Ideba, Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker Cross River State House
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching our newsroom has it that Prince Godswill Edward, Special Adviser on Youths Affairs to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has been shot by unknown gun men. According to the information he was shot in his Calabar home at the State Housing Estate by 2am Friday morning and he
By Henry Umoru Senate, yesterday, began a probe of over $3 billion spent since in 2005 by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, on the dredging of Calabar, Lagos and Bonny Channels without appreciable work carried out on them. It also accused the NPA of conniving with Lagos Channel Management, LCM, Limited; Bonny Channel Company, BCC,
By Ogar Solomon Mr. Silas Ibu Ododo, Chairman of Association of Yahe Indigenes, Abuja Chapter was abducted by unknown gun men in the early hours of Wednesday 5th of July, 2017 and taken to an undisclosed location. Mr. Silas who hails from Yahe in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State is resident at
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The plight of Bakassi indigenes has taken a turn for the worse as hundreds of them were chased out of Cameroon with many feared dead. Those of them who made it to Ikang in Cross Rivers State on Thursday arrived with tales of suffering and despair. They were among the Bakassi indigenes