By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has implemented free tuition fees for Cross Riverians in Public and Secondary Schools in the State. In a memo signed by the Secretary to the State Government and Chairman of the Palliative Distribution Committee – Professor Owan Enoh, Governor Otu also exempted
By Tori.ng Operatives of the Cross River State Police Command uncovered an Improvised Explosives Device (IED) and gun manufacturing factory, on Wednesday, at Osomba Community in Akamkpa Local government Area of the State, leading to the arrest of multiple suspects. The Operation was led by Commander, Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad, ACKS, (Dragon Squad) SP
By Frank Ulom, Converseer An entire family of six is said to have been wiped out from the face of the earth after an auto crash claimed their lives in Cross River State. CONVERSEER learned that the family of 6 left Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River after celebrating the Leboku Festival en
By Godwin Otang The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has charged a 30-year-old man, Kufre Edet Daniel, with felony and other two count charges over alleged false manhood disappearance alarm. In a charge sheet obtained by CrossRiverWatch with charge number MC/3126/2023, signed by Edosa Samuel Esq, for the Legal and Prosecution
By Godwin Otang In commemoration of this year’s International Democracy Day (IDD) 2023, the founder of the Cross River Movement (TCRM), Mr. Iso Bassey has admonished Nigerians and Cross Riverians not to give up on Nigeria’s Democracy. Iso Bassey gave the admonition as his IDD message to young people when TCRM gathered young people, volunteers,
By Jonathan Ugbal The Head of Civil Service of Cross River State, Mr. Timothy Ogbang Akwaji, has today bowed out of service after 35 years. Mr. Akwaji whose last day in office was on Friday (yesterday) was sent forth by staff of his office in a ceremony at the New Secretariat complex in Calabar where
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Bakassi Fish Festival has received endorsement by the Cross River State government as part of ways to mark its tourism calendar. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Chief Robert Abubakar Ewa, on Tuesday 12th September, 2023 in his office received the festival’s Board of Trustees (BOT) during a courtesy call,
By Sylvia Akpan: Government House Correspondent The Deputy Speaker of the 10th Cross River House of Assembly, Hon. Sylvester Agabi on Wednesday lamented the rise in cases of child abandonment in the State. Mr. Agabi who wonders why anyone will suffer through pregnancy only to dump the child after birth described the act as one