By Jonathan Ugbal The federal government has handed over the over 700 reptiles impounded by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Calabar, the Cross River State capital to the University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom state. The NCS had on July 26, 2017 impounded 140 snakes and 600 other reptiles including hairy spiders, frogs, geckos
By Bassey Bassey A serving female personnel in the Yakurr Division of the Nigeria Police Force, Grace Omini Ibiang on Friday was fined a goat for beating up her mother earlier in the day. Sources say Mrs. Ibiang and her aged mother had a misunderstanding with details not clear as at press time. But, her
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Students of Yakurr origin have joined the fight to end gangstar related activities which have led to unrest in several parts of the local government area. The approach utilized by the students under the aegis of the National Association of Yakurr Students Worldwide (NAYSWW) is reorientation. And as part of activities to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has said that opening a website in 2017 is reverse engineering. Watch Video The Speaker made this assertion while responding to a question from an attendee at the 3rd Dialogue With Agba Jalingo Townhall Meeting held at the
By Emma Unah A twenty five year old man, John Ator, on Wednesday was allegedly caught stealing two basins of garri at the Marian market and was about to be lynched when he dramatically escaped while the mob was hunting for petrol to set him alight. The man who was caught at the market with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It was a gathering of intellectuals at Pearl Ball Room of the prestigious Transcorp hotel, Calabar as the 3rd quarterly town hall meeting hosted by one of Cross River State’s media entrepreneur, Agba Jalingo successfully took place. The event with the theme “Amendment of the Nigerian constitution: The Roles of Youths and
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has commenced the commissioning of five Primary Health Centers in the state. The commissioning which began, Monday in Nko community of Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State will span a period of two months said the Director General of the State Primary Health Development
By Obeten Godfrey The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Honorable John Gaul Lebo has said that he will not support the ongoing legislative activity in the National Assembly which tends to empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct local government elections. Mr. Lebo stated his position Monday in Calabar