By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has written the Cross River State Government over the proposed Obudu international passenger and cargo airport seeking a meeting to discuss standards for the aviation facility. “In specific terms, NiMet Technical team intends to discuss with your technical team on the following with a view to ensuring
By Jonathan Ugbal The protest by youths and women of Ukambi community over the ongoing demolition of their community farmlands for the proposed Obudu International cargo and passenger airport, has claimed one life, according to information reaching CrossRiverWatch. The victim, Mr. Raphael A. Ushie, a Chief Inspector of Nigeria Immigration Service who is also the
The picture you are seeing there is not an old picture. It’s a very recent picture of machinery on site, tumbling-over people’s farmlands for the Obudu International Passenger and Cargo Airport, with only 14 Saturdays to the Obudu New Yam festival. Now, I have five reasons why in my opinion, the idea of another airport
A Cross River child that was born the year Donald Duke became governor in 1999, would have been 8 years old when Donald left office in 2007 and will be 20 years old, this year 2019. If that person is 30 years old today, he or she was only 10 years old when Donald Duke
By Efa Sunda Calabar Rovers Football Club has thrashed Ekiti United FC to a 3:0 win to secure them a third place in the Nigeria National League (NNL). The duo teams played today at the U.J Esuene stadium with the three winning goals pouring in at the first half. Jonathan Alukwu scored the first and
By Jonathan Ugbal The last may not have been heard of the decision of the Cross River State Government to construct a passenger and cargo airport in Obudu Local Government Area as one of the host communities has claimed that over five hundred million Naira worth of crops have been destroyed so far. One of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by the Cross River State Government to challenge the suspension of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. In a split decision of six-to-one of a seven-man panel of the apex court, Justice Olulayode Ariwoola, who prepared the lead majority
By Obeten Godfrey Late Mrs. Priscilla Agbo Jarigbe, mother of Federal lawmaker, Hon. Jarigbe Agom, is set to make her final journey home. Mrs. Priscilla, aged 77 passed on a fortnight ago and will be laid to rest later this month. From the funeral programme obtained by CrossRiverWatch, the funeral ceremony holds as follows: Thursday: