By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has debunked claims that the embattled suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Professor Cyril Ndifon was kidnapped. News filtered the air earlier today that Professor Ndifon was kidnapped a few days after UNICAL’s investigation panel
By Sylvia Akpan Parents and caregivers have been enjoined to take a keen study of their children for a better understanding and relationship. This was the summary of the foster care quarterly meeting organized by Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) held on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, where child protection actors said there is a need
By Mary Bassey, House Of Assembly Correspondent After weeks the Government of Cross River State shut down Calabar Marina resort due to a tragic boat mishap that claimed three medical student lives, the Resort has reopened again. Governor Otu while reopening the Resort in Calabar said it was necessary to temporarily close the Resort in
By Godwin Otang The seventeen (17) kilometers Okuni/Nsofang Road that leads to Nsofang, a community in Etung Local Government Area of central Cross River State, has been funded three times by the federal government. Yet, it is still in very bad shape. Commuters that use the road are constantly exposed to grave dangers due to
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Government of Cross River State has rolled out activities to mark the 63rd of Nigeria’s independence in the State. Nigeria, dubbed as one of the most populous black nations in the world and a giant of the African continent, gained her independence on October 1, 1960 from her
By Obeten Godfrey As authorities struggle to put the continued alleged penis snatching making rounds in Calabar, Cross River State capital in check, residents are fast becoming more curious to get evidence of the scary rumor amidst widespread doubts about the act. The unfortunate rumor, which no one has been able to give substantial proof
By Godwin Otang A nonprofit making organization Gender And Development Action (GADA), has lessened female political apathy by 29.6 percent between last general elections to date. This was made known to CrossRiverWatch in a recent report by the organization, via the Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria Project Coordinator, Mrs Francisca Effiom in Calabar. The report
By Adegwu John, Leadership Newspaper Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have declared an indefinite nationwide strike to protest the federal government’s failure to implement palliative measures following the removal of fuel subsidy. The strike which is expected to commence by midnight on Tuesday, 3rd October 2023, will paralyze economic