By Sylvia Akpan Following the communal crisis between the people of Vandiekya in Benue State and Abonkib community in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, that has turned bloody, the Chairman of Obudu LGA, Hon. Peter Akonfe Undiandeye, has sued for peace. The two communities age-long communal dispute which surface last week has
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Commissioner for Health during former Governor Liyel Imoke administration, Dr. Iyami Ugot, has passed on. He also served as Director-General of Cross River State Primary Health Agency. Though he passed on a few weeks ago but the cause of death is not ascertained.
By Sylvia Akpan Two suspected thieves have been caught stealing fish and electric cables in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River Rivers. The duo were caught in the early hours of Tuesday, July 22, 2025, by a group of vigilante personnel in Ijiman and Okurubong, communities of the LGA. This was confirmed by a
By Favour Adinya The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, says the prime suspect of a commercial driver killed in Obudu urban Local Government Area of the state has been arrested and others trailed. A commercial driver, Agage Ternenge, is seen in a viral video gruesomely murdered by some mobs. The incident
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Police retirees in Cross River State, on Monday July 21, 2025 staged a peaceful protest to press home their demands. The retired police officers converged at millennium park, Calabar at 10am to protest for radical police reforms. Watch video below: Areas they demand for reform include Police Pension Scheme, proper welfare package,
By Kelvin Ololo The sporadic gun shoots as reported earlier has escalated to a bloody exchange of fire between Abonkib community in Obudu urban, Cross River State and Mbezerem in Vandeikya Community of Benue State. A reliable source told CrossRiverWatch that “the fire exchange began immediately after the military personnel left the scene of the
By Favour Adinya The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force, has arrested child traffickers in Okuku Market, Yala Local Government Area. With the report making the rounds in some quarters, the State Police Command under the leadership of CP Rashid Afegbua, says it wishes to clarify the trafficking involving a nurse. The
By Kelvin Ololo There is an ongoing gunshots at the boundary between Tiv village in Benue State and a Community in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State. The sporadic shooting which began in the early hours of Friday July 18, 2025, has caused tension in the communities. Reliable sources told CrossRiverWatch that “the