By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Frankland Briyai has commended members of the Association of Online Journalists (ACROJ) for balanced reportage. The Cross River REC gave the commendation Tuesday in his Calabar office while playing host a delegation from ACROJ. According to him, “You people are trying, I like
By Violet Isek CrossRiverWatch has obtained a video and pictures showing women in Obubra local government area of central Cross River State protesting over the alleged neglect of their relatives in Osopong by authorities. Osopong is currently engaged in a battle with Izzi natives of Ebonyi state over land issues with CrossRiverWatch earlier reporting that
By Archibong Jeremiah Terry G, Nigeria popular entertainer also known as ‘The Akpako Master’ has been confirmed for the Calabar Easter Fiesta. The Akpako Master made the confirmation in a video skit made available to our newsroom by the organizers of the Fiesta, Spartan Entertainment in collaboration with Calabar Municipal Garden. The event is scheduled
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State has been declared open defecation free (ODF). This makes it the third local government area to attain that status after Obanliku and Abi local government areas attained a similar feat. Cross River is one of the states implementing the United Nations Children’s Education
By Ushang Ewa and Violet Isek Security agencies operating in Cross River state have been silent despite unconfirmed information dominating public discourse that over two dozen are feared dead in renewed hostilities between Osopong in Obubra local government area of central Cross River State and Izzi local government area of Ebonyi state. Calls and text
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has cautioned against the use of mud blocks in the construction of buildings as well as allowing moulded blocks to stay a minimum of twenty eight days before use. The Coordinator of the organization in Cross River State, Mr. Michael Ogbuji disclosed this weekend in Calabar
By Violet Isek Women in Obubra local government area of central Cross River State are currently protesting what they term as neglect following the continuous invasion of their villages especially in Osopong communities by neighboring Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State. The women who stormed the local government secretariat in their numbers have chased
By Jonathan Ugbal The Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly, Mr. John Gaul Lebo (PDP, Abi) has said that the 8th Assembly cannot go against the norms to publish budgets of the Cross River State government. The 2016 and 2017 budgets have not been accessed by anyone outside a few state actors while