crossriverwatch admin Lawyer, politician and civil society activist, Barrister Obono Obla has emerged as the Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC Alliance and Merger Committee. The committee was inaugurated yesterday in Abuja by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Party, General Muhammadu Buhari. At the inauguration, General Buhari congratulated the
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Acting Governor, Mr. Efiok Cobham has urged members of the Eastern Naval Command to fast track the proposed Joint Patrol of the Bakassi Water ways to stem the tide of piracy and bunkering in the area. The Acting Governor made this plea in Calabar, when the outgoing Flag
Nollywood actress, Shan George, has relocated to her state, Cross River. But contrary to reports, she says she has not gone in search of greener or saner pastures. According to the news making the rounds online, George is said to have relocated because Calabar is more peaceful than Lagos. She was quoted as saying, “Calabar
by crossriverwatch admin Inter communal strife between the people of Adadama and Igbo Amabana in Abi local government area in the central part of Cross River State has claimed about seven lives following two days of battle with guns and machetes. The outbreak of hostilities between the two neighbouring communities according to sources started on
by crossriverwatch admin The Commander of the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Calabar, Brigadier General Shehu Yusuf, said today that the sacrifices of our fallen heroes who died to in the war to unite Nigeria should not be forgotten. Yusuf who spoke during an interview in Calabar through the brigade public relations officer, Joseph
by crossriverwatch admin Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba this evening said the Akparabong Water project in Ikom Local Government in Cross River State has been duly completed. The statement is coming against the background of complaints by some indigenes of Akparabong Community where Senator Ndoma hails from. They are accusing Emos Trade Investment, a
by crossriverwatch admin The Acting Governor of Cross River State , Mr. Efiok Cobham has called on the Nigerian Army to increase its surveillance against oil bunkering in the State. The Acting Governor made the call in Calabar during a courtesy call on him by the Outgoing General Officer Commanding 82 Division of the Nigerian
by crossriverwatch admin Convener, Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare, yesterday took a swipe on “absentee” governors who have been out of the country for months now for health reasons. The fiery General Overseer of The Latter Rain Assembly criticized the governors in Lagos on Monday during a roundtable to mark the first anniversary of