By CrossRiverWatch Admin The bayside community in Calabar south local government area of Cross River State hopes to change the negative perception associated with it says Tony Ikpeme, Coordinator of the Baysiders. Baysiders is a development association with membership drawn from people who lived or still reside in the Bayside area which has been associated
By Edem Edem, Daily Post Renewed gang clashes in Calabar, Cross River State have allegedly claimed no fewer than six lives. The two days killing spree which started on Saturday during the burial of a suspected Bakassi Strike Force member extended to Sunday night. A witness who declined giving his identity said, “The face-off started
By Patrick Obia News reaching our newsroom has it that former Head of Department, Mass Communication in Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Dr. Ndoma Brown is dead. Multiple sources including close relations, lecturers as well as students confirmed his demise in the late hours of Monday, 4th May, 2020 after a brief illness. The
By Archibong Jeremiah As COVID-19 bites harder, Government at all level have been on their toes to stamp out the pandemic. Both at the Federal, State and Local Government level, citizen’s participation to Government’s activities in the battle against the deadly coronavirus is on the increase. Some efforts are welcomed while others are greeted with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Documents have emerged as to the allocation from FAAC to the 18 Local Government Area of Cross River State. So far, the documents are for the month of January and February 2020. See them below.
By Doosuur Iwambe, Daily Times, Abuja An online journalist, Emma Bricks Oko has been sentenced by a Mobile Court which sat in Utako to 6 hours community service with a fine of 5, 000 Naira only for doing his job. The Magistrate, Mabel Bello who denied the journalist his right to fair hearing went ahead
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness of the death of Queen Gertrude Amokeye Jedy-Agba, mother of the Honourable Minister of State, Power, Prince Goddy Jedy-Agba, OFR. Describing the deceased as a community leader and philanthropist in a condolence message, issued by Garba Shehu, Spokesman of the President, he said he was saddened to hear about the
By Archibong Jeremiah A vehicle has just knocked down a woman at Watt market, infront of Atakpa Police Division. The woman carrying her baby (1-2 years) on her back was walking on the crowded road (the side of Bank of Agriculture) before the Toyota car knocked her down from behind. As at the time of