By Godwin Otang As communal conflict continues unabated in Cross River State Communities which is mostly on boundary dispute, a fresh attack resurfaced between Ofonagama, a neighboring Community in Obubra, and Nnaorokpa Community in Nta-Nselle in Ikom Local Government Areas, respectively has reportedly left three persons dead and four others injured. CrossRiverWatch learned that two
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Firefighters on Monday night successfully stopped the spread of fire which erupted after a tanker suspected to have been laden with petroleum products went up in flames in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. The incident occurred a few meters before Lemna junction along the major exit route out of Calabar. Eyewitnesses
By Patrick Obia An Assistant Commissioner of Police attached to Zone 6 Police Headquarters Calabar, ACP (Barr) Vivian Chinemerem Aworonye has been killed by a commercial motorcyclist in Calabar metropolis, Cross River State of Nigeria. A close and reliable source from Zone 6, told CrossRiverWatch, that since the senior Police Officer had no accommodation in
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has felicitated with former Senate Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, on his 68th birthday celebration. In a birthday message, Otu described the Chairman of the State’s 2023 Transition Committee as a “worthy and dependable servant-leader clothed in humility and focused on humanity.” The
By Able Winnard The Cross River State Government has reinstated the total ban on the use of motorcycles along major highways and some roads in the Calabar metropolis. In a press release signed and made available by the Commissioner for Information in the State, Erasmus Ekpang, quoting the statement of the State Security Adviser, Major
By Godwin Otang The Paramount Ruler of Ikom Local Government Area, His Royal Majesty Minen Takon Atangba Nkpa, (Minen Okwa the 2nd of Akparabong Bosok), has initiated peaceful talks with the Ekpache-Nkome kingdom, over the throne of Okim Emang, cautioning that he doesn’t want any parallel governments in the LGA. The traditional head gave the
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Police Force, Cross River State Command has announced date and venue for the General Duty applicants in the ongoing 2024 recruitment of Police Constables into the Nigeria Police Force, that the JAMB-administered Computer-Based Test (CBT) for applicants shortlisted in the recently conducted physical and credentials screening exercise has been slated
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has directed the immediate restoration of His Royal Majesty, Prof. Itam Hogan Itam, as the Village Head of Obufa Obio Ukem, Clan Head of Efut Ukem, Muri Munene, and Paramount Ruler of the Efuts. The restoration was contained in a