By Ushang Ewa Unknown gunmen on Monday attacked the residence of Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Russia, Mr. Assam Assam in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Mr. Assam told reporters on Monday evening that he had gone out to get drugs on Sunday evening and slept at about 11PM, 2 hours after reaching home only
By Frank Edima What traders in Cross River refer to as the biggest fish market in the state currently faces the challenge of accessibility due to bad roads linking the market with other parts of the state. High taxation rate imposed by government also threatens to shut down the market located at Ikang in present
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Police Command has written to the State command of the Department of State Security (DSS) demanding for the principal suspect in the attack on a suspended lecturer of the University of Calabar, Mr. Joseph Odok. The letter which was sighted by CrossRiverWatch informed the DSS that the police
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Suspended UNICAL lecturer, Mr. Joseph Odok has finally spoken on the attack on him by a quartet at Zanzee bar in Calabar earlier in the week. Odok who has temporarily relocated to Abuja, has been uncharacteristically silent over the attack but he broke the silence last night in a statement written by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin On Monday the 14th day of August 2017, I was invited to join a panel to discuss the benefits and role of the Youths, following the voting patterns observed at both tiers of the National Assembly with regards the Constitution Alteration Bill, and with particular focus on the NotTooYoungToRun Bill. As usual,
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government is yet to pay retirees and serving civil servants, pension, gratuities and salary arrears with the second tranche of the Paris Club refund, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria reveals. The survey was carried out for the 22 states that applied for the refund of
By Archibong Jeremiah, CALABAR SOUTH: About four people have been killed in the renewed gang war Calabar South, Cross River State between members of Skylo and Scorpion. The first was on Sunday 27th August, 2017 night at Ekpo Abasi Calabar South which claimed the life of a Scorpion gang member. The remains of the unknown Scorpion
By Ushang Ewa The Commander of the Operation Delta Safe (ODS) Joint Task Force (JTF), Rear Admiral Suleiman Apochi and other military commanders escaped drowning Tuesday, at the Ikang jetty in what is present day Bakassi local government area of southern Cross River State. Ikang, a community formerly in Akpabuyo local government area now forms