By Patrick Obia The United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UN-POLAC) has appointed Cross River born Mrs. Enene Fonne as an International Peace Advocate. With the appointment, the Ikom born Mrs. Enene Fonne will be actively involved in peace-making, conflict resolution and other activities that encourage peace and positive living anywhere in the world. The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Commuters plying the Calabar – Ikom highway are currently stranded at Ibiae, Biase Local Government Area due to traffic jam following an accident by a truck. The truck’s bucket which holds the goods tipped over while the truck was trying to cross a culvert under reconstruction as part of the work for
By Ushang Ewa Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Monday visited the family of the late former military Governor of River’s State, Brigadier General Anthony Ukpo two weeks after he passed on. He was accompanied to the late General’s private residence by his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu, Chief of Staff, Martin Orim among other
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Policemen attached to Operation Akpakwu, a joint task force of the Cross River State government have rescued a kidnapped victim hours after her abduction in Calabar, the State capital. “Today, 20th September 2021, at about 11:00AM, one Mrs Ruth Jerome of No 3B Ikot Nkebre, in Calabar was kidnapped from her resident
By Patrick Obia The renovated secretariat of the Cross River State chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) was last weekend commissioned by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Obi. The Chairman, Daniel Obo had told CrossRiverWatch that the NYCN was no longer been taken serious and as part of
By Patrick Obia The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) on Wednesday, became the first tertiary medical institution in South South Nigeria to perform an open heart surgery. The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Ikpeme Ikpeme, disclosed this in an appreciation letter to staff which said the patient was safely wheeled out of Intensive Care
By Jonathan Ugbal There is currently disquiet in the cabinet of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State after details emerged that a commissioner has impregnated the wife of a Senior Special Adviser (SA). The commissioner is from central Cross River while the Special Adviser is from northern Cross River. The Special Adviser’s wife is
By Jonathan Ugbal and Sylvia Akpan The Aero Cally flight N2176 from Calabar to Abuja on Tuesday was delayed for about 40 minutes due to a video shoot for the advert of the proposed airline floated by the Cross River State government, CallyAir. Aero Cally is a contraption of Aero Contractors, an existing airline and