By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim The sitting of the Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Restitution in Cross River State after adjourning to 26 November, 2020, to allow the Federal Government (Police) respond to 54 petitions at once, has been shifted. When journalists arrived the venue, State Ministry of Justice, Calabar they were
By Maxwell Effiong The Association of Cross River State Local Government Pensioners, ACRSLGP, has accused the State Government of insensitivity towards pensioners’ plight. Mr. Peter Ozar, Secretary of the Pensioners union, made this known to CrossRiverWatch in an interview where he revealed that the union lost seven members during the 2019 verification exercise and is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Police Command has rescued a 13 year-old girl, Miss Precious Nwoji who strayed during the recent crisis between warring neighbours of Ebonyi and Cross River in Obubra LGA. In a release signed by the Cross River Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo and made available to Vanguard
By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper October 23 and 24, 2020 has gone down in history as a disaster in Calabar. Not less than 100 property were looted, destroyed or touched by irate youths in the name of #EndSARS protest. Men, women, boys and girls were affected in a mayhem that the city of Calabar has
By Archibong Jeremiah Two Kidnapped Victims in Cross River State has regained freedom from captivity. Mrs. Eno Orok, asthmatic and hypertensive patient was abducted November 16, 2020 from her bed while asleep was released two days after. News Agency of Nigeria reports that, the Cross River State Police Command has rescued another kidnapped victim, Emmanuel
By Omeiza Ajayi, Vanguard Newspaper Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governor Mai Mala Buni has explained why the party attaches great importance to the December 5 senatorial bye-election in Cross River North, saying winning the legislative seat would assist the party in its quest to capture the state
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, on Friday, convicted two fraudsters arraigned by the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The convicts, Okanezi Tamunonengiyeofori and Unuafe Oghenetejiri, were convicted on separate one-count of impersonation and obtaining by
By Patrick Obia Former Deputy Governorship candidate in the 2019 Cross River State Gubernatorial election under Social Democratic Party (SDP), Engr. Wofai Ewa, has joined host of others to condemn the October 23 and 24 arson in the State, pledges support in the rebuilding process. Wofai in a statement made available to our newsroom, said