By CrossRiverWatch admin CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered that 23 suspected herdsmen and illegal immigrants from neighboring Niger Republic have were yesterday expelled from Obudu by a joint team of the Nigeria Immigration and Nigeria Police force. The eviction which was coordinated in conjunction with the office of the Security Adviser in the local government and
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, called on the State House of Assembly to impeach the state Governor Ben Ayade for several constitutional breaches. The call was made by the Chairman of the APC in the state, John Ochala, during a press conference in Calabar,
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Police Command has debunked news by some national dailies that two Local Councils in the state, Bakassi and Akpabuyo LGAs, have been over run by a militant group, the Bakassi Strike Force. The Commissioner made this disclosure while leading other Service Commanders from the Army, Navy, Mopol and
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Special Assistant to the Cross River State Governor on Tourism, Mr. Eric Anderson on Friday forcefully broke the door and barged into the hotel room of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Cross River State Chairperson, Monica Udofia. The incident which happened at the Calabar Crown Hotel in Atimbo led to
By Xavier Ojeka A Dangote truck conveying cement today at about 3 pm today, 13th July 2016, ran into a tanker carrying kerosene along Ediba road, in Ugep Yakurr LGA causing serious leakage of the flammable liquid on the road. In the ensuing milieu, the tanker driver hopped down and stopped the truck driver to
By Ogar Monday, House of Assembly Correspondent The Chairman, Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Steve Ukpukpen has stated emphatically that any Local Government Council that is found to have questions hanging over its revenue remittances will be sent to the revenue court for prosecution. Hon. Ukpukpen decried situations in
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Bayside shanties perceived to be harboring criminal elements in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, were Tuesday raided and destroyed in a renewed war against insecurity in the state. This comes less than a week after the inauguration of the “Operation Show of Force” by governor, Ben Ayade last
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency is set to receive the sum of 1.5 million US dollars grant from the federal government. The grant is facilitated by the World Bank. Health Minister, Professor Isaac Adewole disclosed this to newsmen Monday at a press briefing in Abuja where he said