By Ushang Ewa The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position of the member representing Ikom/Boki federal constituency in the 2019 general elections, Sir Victor Abang has said the ignorance will be the biggest challenge in breaking the transmission chain of the COVID-19 pandemic. Abang, in a release signed by him on
By Ushang Ewa and Patrick Obia No fewer than five have been gruesomely murdered at the Nasarawa Bacoco axis of Calabar Municipal local government area of southern Cross River in a renewed gang war that began on Friday residents say. It is unclear the groups that are currently embroiled in the gang war, but a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A student of the Nigerian Law School, Bwari Campus, Okeke Chikeobi Francis has been remanded along with his alleged accomplice, Valentine Wisdom Ubi, for forgery and impersonation during the school’s final bar exams. The defendants are standing trial before an FCT High Court in Kubwa on a five-count charge bothering on criminal
By Kelvin Ololo, Patrick Obia and Godwin Otang A 200 level student of Civil Engineering department, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Anthony Nyip Obo was shoot dead in a robbering attack earlier this morning (Thursday) at No. 17 Ekeya street, Ekpo Abasi, Calabar South Local Government Area of the State. Our newsroom gathered that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A jambite identified as Miss Aker Nguyilan has died on her way to write JAMB on Wednesday in a centre within Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom State. According to report by Yaba Left, she was involve in a bike (motorcycle) accident that claimed her life. Miss Nguyilan Aker (from Benue State) until her death
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Fire incident has destroyed economic crops worth millions of naira in Cross River communities of Agba, Bansan, and Obubra in Boki Local Government Areas of the State. The mysterious fire incident, destroyed economic crops such as cocoa, plantain, banana, oil palm trees, bush mango and avocado peer, in an area span of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A 3 man gang of armed robbers have been arrested in act by the Police in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. According to Engr. Nkanu Ojunga Bassey “they specialise in trailing those who make banks withdrawals and rob them. “Luck ran out of them today (Tuesday) at First bank, Calabar road,
By Patrick Obia A man identified as Idong Tom, has narrated his experience from the hands of men of Nigerian Police force, Area Command, Calabar, Cross River State while waiting to collect his debt from his customer. Mr. Idong said he was arrested and beaten up for no just course and was threatened with a