By Jonathan Ugbal The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, Saturday denied sending any emissary to the acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. The Obong who superintends over the Efik kingdom spread across southern Nigeria and the Cameroons made this known in a statement signed by
By Jonathan Ugbal Hundreds are in dire need of urgent medical attention in the ongoing Wanihem and Wanikade crisis in Ukelle, Yala local government area of Cross River State. The neighboring villages are locked in a communal war that has left at least 10 dead with over 100 wounded as fighting entered the fifth day
By Archibong Jeremiah The Director General of Cross River State Recreational Park Agency, Mr. Dan Obo who recently decamped to the All Progressive Congress has said he will tender his resignation letter 1st July, 2017. The Director General who spoke to CrossRiverWatch TV said his resignation bears loyalty to his conscience and political god father,
By Jonathan Ugbal The internally displaced persons (IDPs) at Comprehensive Secondary School, Akwa Ikot Eyo Edem in Akpabuyo Local Council has called on the Federal Government to investigate the N38 billion that accrued to Cross River State following its loss of 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom in 2012. The Guardian reports that inmates also
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigeria Police Force has said arrangements to prosecute the suspected killer of 20 year old undergraduate, Joy Odama a 200 level Mass Communication student of the Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH) have been concluded. Odama who hails from Yala local government area in northern Cross River State was allegedly
By Our Reporter The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has expressed concern over the blockage of its Calabar office resulting from construction works at a site in Diamond Hill allegedly grabbed by Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to build his private residence. The site is located behind the Hope Waddel institute and the former
By Ushang Ewa The design for the completion of the Oron-Calabar axis (section 5) of the East-West road has commenced by the contractors handling the project. Vanguard reports that the contractors; Amana Consortium Limited and Etteh Aro and partners met with traditional rulers in Oron and Calabar to solicit their support during the execution of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Following the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the 260km Cross River Superhighway, Governor Ben Ayade has directed that all contractors handling the project should return to site within the next one week. Work on the Superhighway has been stalled following the inability of the state government to get the nod