By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ, has called on journalists to continue to “keep the world informed and expose ills in the society.” In a statement released by the Association, signed by the Chairman, Comrade Edem Darlington, and the Secretary-General, Comrade Gloria Umo, the group lauded
By Emma Una, Vanguard News Nigeria Listen To The Report Police in Cross River have arrested twenty-three people suspected to be members of the Mass Movement for the Actualisation for Biafra, MASSOB. The arrest took place in Ikom Local Government Area of the State when the Police swooped on some of them at a watch
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Three suspected armed robbers were on Saturday, April 30 killed, and set ablaze in Calabar South and Municipality, in Cross River State. Two were burnt to death at Mayne Avenue by Azikiwe street, opposite Hart street, Calabar South Local Government Area. Luck ran out on the suspect while
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Y-Monitor, a project of The Future Project has selected, trained, and inducted three CrossRiverWatch Editors and over 300 others as advocates for its #MyVoteMyVoice campaign. The Editors are Archibong Jeremiah, Ogar Monday, and Patrick Obia. The induction took place after a two days intensive workshop. The workshop broke
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Report reaching our newsroom has it that the decades-long communal crisis between the Onyadama community in Obubra and Nko in Yakurr Cross River State is threatening to surface again. Source told CrossRiverWatch that, Onyadama indigenes of Obubra allegedly captured and whisked away an Nko man due to lingering
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report A coalition of 11 Civil Society Organizations have accused the government of being insincere in the provision of lasting solutions to the menace of illegal refineries as the country experiences worsening ecological disasters from accidents and explosions. The CSOs also accused law enforcement officials of complicity in artisanal
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Mr. Gabriel Beshel, a former Registrar of the Cross River University of Technology – CRUTECH (now, University of Cross River State – UNICROSS), who led the charge for the change of the institution’s name, has passed away. Mr. Beshel, 67, died in Calabar, the Cross River State capital,
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report It was all smiles as the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade; former Governor, Sen. Liyel Imoke and other dignitaries graced the holy matrimony of the EFCC Scribe, Dr. George Ekpungu’s daughter – Kaka, in Abuja. Dr. Ekpungu hails from Boki Local Government Area of Cross