By Jonathan Ugbal Lawyers and residents protesting the non appointment of a substantive Chief Judge in Cross River say hundreds of cases are currently lying unassigned in the registry of the High Court of the State. The State has gone 46 days without a Chief Judge and concerned lawyers took to the streets of Calabar
By Jonathan Ugbal Residents and lawyers in Cross River State are currently protesting against the vacancy in the position of the Chief Judge of the High Court of the State. Numbering over 50, they have blocked the entrance of the judiciary headquarters stopping those who are trying to gain entry. The crisis rocking the judiciary
By Marylyn Uyanah The administration of Sen. Ben Ayade in Cross River State has recently been criticized over the deplorable state of roads in the State capital, Calabar. CrossRiverWatch TV in this two part special report, assessed major roads in Calabar Municipality. Residents and indigenes who spoke to our crew expressed dissatisfaction over the maintenance
By Archibong Jeremiah Ahead of tomorrow’s protest against bad governance, police brutality, poor state of roads, crippling state of the judicial and a host of others, Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State has shivered. The Governor who recently was referred to as “poto poto governor” by some indegenes of the State through a release
By Jonathan Ugbal Residents of Akpabuyo Local Government Area on Saturday beheaded and set ablaze three suspected kidnappers. Meanwhile, Mrs. Uduak Okoro, wife of journalist, Mr. Judex Okoro has regained her freedom after been kidnapped. A video obtained by CrossRiverWatch TV shows the remains of the suspected kidnappers and a motorcycle in flames. Warning: Very
While the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us that handwashing with soap is the cornerstone of infection control, rural villagers in Nigeria remain out of reach of proper hand hygiene facilities. In commemoration of this year’s Global Handwashing Day on 15 October, Olajide Adelana, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) correspondent for Nigeria
By Edem Edem, Daily Post Cross River State Police Command has rescued three pregnant women and two babies from an alleged baby factory in the State. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Abdulkadir Jimoh disclosed this in Calabar on Wednesday. He said a team of Policemen in the State led by him rescued the victims
By Edem Edem, Daily Post The wife of the Sun Correspondent in Cross River State, Mrs. Uduak Judex Okoro has been kidnapped. Mrs. Okoro was kidnapped on Tuesday by 8:30pm around Big Qua town in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of the State. The husband, Mr. Judex Okoro who is the Chairman of the Correspondent’s