By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has dismissed a fundamental rights suit seeking the declaration of the refusal of the Cross River House of Assembly to confirm the state’s former acting Chief Judge on the basis of her origin on the grounds that the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A showdown looms in Cross River state between and appointees of the governor, Benedict Ayade after he directed on Monday that the vehicles commuting passengers without a face mask should be impounded and released only after payment of NGN300,000. Ayade, had last week, in a statement by his spokesman, Christian Ita, directed
By Jonathan Ugbal The SARS – CoV-2 pandemic has claimed its first victim of Cross River origin. 25-year-old Bassey Offiong who hails from Calabar, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020, reports the News Agency of Nigeria. Offiong, “a final year Chemical Engineering student of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, died on Saturday, March 28, at
By George Odok As part of measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the Nigeria Immigration Service in Cross River State has arrested 9 Cameroonians for illegal entry into Cross River through the Mfum border in Entung Local Government Area of the State and at the Ikang border post in Bakassi.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An electrician and native of Usumutong in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, Ernest Ebina who revealed exclusively to CrossRiverWatch his near death experience ten years ago with the Ambassador of Nigeria to Italy, retired Commodore Yusuf Jonga Hinna. Ebina allegedly accused the Ambassador orchestrating his boys to kill him after
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has disclosed that the State remains COVID-19 free. The disclosure was made by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Betta Edu after receiving the result from the testing center. In her words, “All samples taken to irua return NEGATIVE!” Cross River State had four suspected case of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has inaugurated the State Covid-19 Response Team with the mandate to adhere to existing protocol. According to the Mathew Okache, an aid to the Governor he released of 500 million naira only and 20 vehicles to assist the Committee in ensuring Cross River State
By Archibong Jeremiah First suspected case of COVID-19 has been recorded in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Samples have been collected and sent for testing. The patient is currently at the isolation center UCTH. Watch video of the patient being admitted at the isolation center below.