By Jonathan Ugbal An Abuja Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2 has discharged and acquitted four out of the six defendants brought before it on November 6, 2020 for alleged conspiracy, unlawful assembly and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace. Five protesters who had joined the second wave of the #EndSARS protest
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Despite the show of force in demolition at least ten properties owned by suspected daredevil kidnappers, robbers and gangstars in Cross River by Operation Akpakwu, rival gangs in Akpabuyo Local Government Area struck in day light yesterday leaving residents around the Police College and CROSPIL Estate in suspense. “Cultists are on rampage
By News Agency of Nigeria The security operative in the University of Calabar has arrested two thieves who stole electrical appliances including pressing iron, bulbs and lamp holders at the students hostel. They were arrested during a stop-and-search by security personnel on campus. The thorough stop-and-search of all vehicles entering the campus and those going
Hello, and welcome to Episode 3 of X-Raying The River on CrossRiverWatch TV. My name is Jonathan Abang Ugbal. Today on the program we will be focusing on border communities across the State and of course, it’s farming season, there have been reports of conflicts and skirmishes amongst border communities in the State, with other
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River University of Technology has commenced academic activities after about 300 days of lull due to the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Augustine Angba has appointed two Deputy Vice Chancellors to serve at management level as well
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Youths of the Bayside community in Calabar South Local Government Area have locked up the Marina Resort over claims of corruption. The youths also invoked the marine god believed to protect the Calabar channel, Anansa and accused State actors of corruption. The youths fingered the Commissioner for Tourism, Eric Anderson and one
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has cut short the four year tenure of the Chairman, Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Akin Ricketts. Mr. Ricketts, a former Commissioner of Information in Cross River State was appointed on March 10, 2020 alongside Muhammed Koko, Prof. Idris Abdulkadir and Onari Brown as Executive Directors.
By Ushang Ewa The family of Mrs. Mary Ugbome have petitioned the Inspector General of the Nigerian Police Force, Director General of Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS and the National Human Rights Commission to investigate her sudden disappearance on December 24, 2020. Mrs. Ugbome (nee Stephen Okoi), according to the petition, was last seen at