By Patrick Obia The Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch, Comrade Jeremiah Archibong, has taken his position on most trending issues in the continent of Africa and Nigeria saying, the recent coup d’etat in Mali should have been the last resort and, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) should have given Governor El Rufai of Kaduna State a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Media Network has been commissioned in Nigeria’s South-South, Cross River State. The commissioning of WASH Media Network in the State was the climax of a 3-day workshop in Calabar. Florence Oluohu, Abenmire Daniel and Archibong Jeremiah were inaugurated as Coordinator, Secretary and Treasurer respectively. Courses received by
By Patrick Obia Christ Christan Church International (CCCI) university and seminary recently in Calabar, convoked and awarded Doctorate Degrees to five distinguished Nigerians for their service to Christendom and humanity. According to the National President, Nigeria Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Dr. Solomon Vongfa who is also an alumnus of CCCI university and seminary
By Archibong Jeremiah Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Stephen Udeme Brown who was accused of attempting to rape Mrs. Kate Agbor, a resident of Calabar has been invited by the Inspector-General of Police (IG). The invitation by the Police Inspector General inside sources say is for questioning. Relatively, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Assembly members in Cross River State have have accused the Governor, Benedict Ayade of funding the campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari despite being in the opposition. The state has eleven National Assembly positions. 10 are occupied by Mr. Ayade’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The members in a statement issued on
By Patrick Obia The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Obudu State constituency and seven other States bye-election to Saturday, October 31, 2020. In a press release issued by the Commission in Abuja on Tuesday, 11 August, 2020 states that, it is as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has warmed that 14 Local Government Areas in Cross River are vulnerable to flooding, following the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NISHA) prediction of May 2020. The Director-General of NEMA, Air Vice Marshall Mohammed Mohammed (Rtd), disclosed this in
By Jonathan Ugbal Mrs Kate Agbor, a resident of Calabar has written to the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Cross River state, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim disclosing that an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Mr. Stephen Udeme Brown attempted to rape her. This comes Barely a week after CP Ibrahim warned officers against conducts that will