By Aplefe Ojong An unknown one man armed robber met his Waterloo at the extreme end of Orok Orok Street, Tuesday night when he attempted to rob a resident of the area. CrossRiverWatch gathered that at about 9.30pm, the one man squad dare-devil followed one of the residents of the area behind as he was
By Elijah Ugani The Obudu Legislative Council has expressed dismay over the activities of hoodlums in the local government in recent times which culminated in a brutal armed robbery operation in a branch of one of the new generation banks in the town and has continued to cause worries and anxiety among residents of Obudu
Legor Idagbo, a lawyer and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Cross River State, spoke with EMMANUEL OLADESU of The Nation on his vision for the state. Excerpt: How democratic is the governorship nomination process in Cross River PDP? At the outset of the race, we were more than 20 aspirants. So,
By Elijah Ugani Angry members and supporters of the ruling PDP in Cross River numbering in their thousands have flooded the streets of Obudu calling on the leadership of the party in Calabar and Abuja to make sure materials meant for the party primaries to elect the party’s flag bearer for the State House of
By Aplefe Ojong The State House of Assembly PDP Primaries materials meant for Obudu were yesterday hijacked by party elements from outside Obudu and were thumb printed at the Presidential Lodge in Calabar. CrossRiverWatch investigations revealed that the Returning Officer, one Mr. Oko Inaku, from Yala LGA and the Chief of Staff to the Governor,
By Jonathan Ugbal Aspirants loyal to the State Governor, Liyel Imoke seem to have carried the day in yesterday’s State House of Assembly primaries of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State. Available results so far as gathered by CrossRiverWatch reveal that the in the governor’s local government, incumbent, Hon. John Gaul Lebo
By Elijah Ugani Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch from Obudu say armed robbers have invaded the Obudud branch of Zenith Bank and are currently inside the bank with some gun wielding men keeping watch by the road and shooting sporadically. Our reporter who is currently standing at the animal junction, hospital road Obudu say he can hear
by crossriverwatch admin The Police in Ikom say there are in custody of three unnamed persons who were arrested over an hour ago in Ikom after they attacked the convoy that was conveying materials for the PDP Ward Congresses from Calabar to Obudu in the northern part of the state. Supporters of the two factions