By CrossRiverWatch Admin Residents of Calabar Metropolis and environs in Cross River State have again raised the alarm that the State Government commandeered portions of land belonging to Cross River State Water Board Limited (CRSWBL) only to sell it to top officials, cronies and wealthy individuals, who have built houses on water channels. Experts warn
By Our Reporter The Catholic Diocese of Ogoja on Saturday blacklisted two priests, Reverend Fathers Peter Mark Okoi and Alfred Umagu. A statement issued by the All Hallows Chancery said the duo are no longer answerable to the Church as they have since left. “Our attention has been drawn to the presence and activities of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Police command has paraded Pastor Hossana Okoi of Gate of Testimony Church Sierra Leone, for allegedly raping a lady. The Command similarly paraded twenty-five other suspects arrested for various crimes in the state. While parading the suspects, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Austin Agbonlahor, said Pastor Okoi
By CrossRiverWatch Admin “Nigeria on the march again, looking for Mr. President. MKO, is our man o…” This iconic tune was on the lips of every man, woman, and child back in 1993. It was the official campaign song for Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the annulled
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Details of allocations to Cross River State Government and 18 Local Governments from the Federal Accounts Allocations Committee FAAC, for the month of January 2019.
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele today jointly flagged off wet season rice farming and other Agricultural value chains in Calabar. The official ceremony was carried out on the 32, 000 square kilometer site of the
By Emma Unah Mr Austin Agbonlahon, the Cross River State Commissioner of Police says he cannot confirm if ace broadcaster, Mr Petex Etim is still alive or not. Speaking with journalists on today, Monday at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Center in Calabar during an interaction, the Police Commissioner said investigations are still on to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state has assured Cross Riverians that, after his eight years as governor of the state, ‘even if you are a son of the devil’, you will agree that he has done well. Ayade gave this assurance while talking to news men recently at the Rice Seedling