By Ushang Ewa At least one is feared dead after soldiers from the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army engaged suspected militants in a shootout Wednesday morning in Anantigha suburb of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The suspected militants had appeared from a makeshift river port in the Qua river dressed in military camouflage
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching our newsroom has it that Prince Godswill Edward, Special Adviser on Youths Affairs to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has been shot by unknown gun men. According to the information he was shot in his Calabar home at the State Housing Estate by 2am Friday morning and he
By Aplefe Ojong and Ogar Monday Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has appealed to the people of Wanihem and Wanikade communities of Ukelle North, Yala Local Government Area of the State to eschew acts capable of disintegrating them but to promote peace and unity for the overall growth and development of the state. Governor
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday said the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) is to be blamed for the death of 9 football fans electrocuted on April 20, 2017 at Nyaghasang community in Calabar, the Cross River State capital while watching a live match. The Senate’s position heavily relied on the reports
By Ushang Ewa Gershom Bassey, the Senator representing Cross River Southern senatorial district in the National Assembly and Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has been unveiled as the special guest for the third edition of ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ Town Hall Meeting scheduled for July, 2017. This was contained in a statement
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, and labor leaders in Cross River state have applauded the Federal Government (FG) and the Ministry of Environment, for the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 275km superhighway. Speaking in separate chats in Calabar, they also lauded the state
By Our Correspondent Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has condemned the wanton loss of lives and property as a result of the recent communal conflict between the Wanikade and Wanihem communities in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State. The Acting President has directed the security agencies to take urgent measures to avert a
By Henry Umoru Senate, yesterday, began a probe of over $3 billion spent since in 2005 by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, on the dredging of Calabar, Lagos and Bonny Channels without appreciable work carried out on them. It also accused the NPA of conniving with Lagos Channel Management, LCM, Limited; Bonny Channel Company, BCC,