By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has insisted that the African continent is capable of self-sustenance, and this year’s carnival will portray that. Ayade, who was speaking at the flag-off of the first dry run for the 2022 Carnival Calabar, added that the theme of the carnival was chosen to
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia The serene Ukalibe’s compound in Ukwel-Obudu village of Obudu Local Government Area came alive on Friday and Saturday as the funeral rites of Mama Mary Andokie Ikwen (nee Ushie) the grandmother of CrossRiverWatch publisher, Agba Jalingo were carried out. Fondly referred to as “Ama Bebuatsuan,” her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
By Ishola Oludare, Daily Post Edward Okache, a Cross Riverian is currently in the custody of the Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police Force after he was arrested alongside four others for faking his kidnap in order to extort N10 million from his parents. Okache, 23, a native of Yala Local Government Area was arrested
By Jonathan Ugbal The lack of a bypass route at the construction site of the spaghetti flyover in Odukpani Local Government Area and the delays in its completion have led to constant gridlocks at the only road entry point to Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The situation worsened again on Friday morning after a
By Patrick Obia All is set to commit to mother earth the grandmother of CrossRiverWatch publisher, Agba Jalingo – Mrs. Mary Andokie Ikwen (née Ushie) on October 14th – 15th, 2022. “Ama-Bebuatsuan (Mama Bebuatsuan)” as she was popularly referred to, was called yonder in the early hours of Saturday in Udigie, Obudu Local Government Area
By Eme Offiong, Voice of Nigeria, VON A program designed to change the mindset of young people towards imbibing ethics has been launched in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, South-South Nigeria. The launching of the reorientation scheme tagged “Ethical Rebirth Program”, was announced by the Deputy Governor of the State, Professor Ivara Esu
By Agency Reporter Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts: Mmabuchi Anthony Chinaemerem, John Bassey Akpan, Eneji Matthew Ngaji, Louis Samuel Akanimoh, and Uchenna Ibekwe, were jailed
By Patrick Obia No less than six shops were on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, gutted by fire at Harbor in Calabar, Cross River State. The strange inferno which cannot be ascertained at the time of filing this report is said to have ignited from a nearby shop trading diesel at about 3:pm. Point of Sale