By Noah Ajala Cross River State Police Commissioner, CP Gyogon, Augustine Grimah has assured Comedian Guild of maximum corporation. CP Gyogon gave the commitment when he hosted the comedian body in the State. After listening to his guests, CP Gyogon gave some security tips on how to secure their events and go home the wee
By Jonathan Ugbal The Inclusive Forum for Accountable Society, IFAS, a think-tank supported by Action Aid Nigeria, has urged the Cross River State Government to take measures to cushion the impact of the removal of subsidy on fuel by the Federal Government. The forum made this call in a communique issued after its second quarterly
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has ordered the immediate stoppage of all scrap metal activities in the State. Gov. Otu through his Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Darlington Edem said the action became imminent due to theft and vandalization of critical infrastructures. The decision of the
By Sylvia Akpan Citizen Agba Jalingo, the Editor-in-Chief of CrossRiverWatch will on Tuesday 25th July, 2023 speak in the West African Journalism Innovation Conference, (WAJIC). The inaugural conference which is geared towards amplifying the issues of press freedom violations among others will be held in Abuja Continental Hotel, Nigeria, organized by the Centre for Journalism
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In a miraculous turn of events, an editor at CrossRiverWatch, Mr. Jonathan Ugbal, survived a tragic accident on Saturday night near the mini Itu bridge head in Odukpani Local Government Area. Tragically, at least four individuals, including one female, lost their lives in the crash caused by a truck that collided with
By Sylvia Akpan Former Special Adviser Technical on State Electrification Agency (SEA) during the Governor Ben Ayade’s term, Architect Eric Akpo has been accused of not honoring a lease agreement entered with Mr. Ubong Monday. Both parties – Eric Akpo (Lessor) and Ubong Monday (Lessee) had entered an agreement in February 2022 to lease/operate a
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Blessing Egwu of the Calabar Division of the High Court of Cross River State on Thursday sentenced one Matthew Sunday Uyangha to 25 years in prison for abduction and rape. Mr. Uyangha had in July 2022, abducted a 13-Year-old ophan (name withheld) from Akpabuyo, drugged her, and took her to somewhere
By Agency Reporter The police in Cross River, South-South Nigeria have arrested a 54-year-old man for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death in Calabar South Local Government Area of the State. The police spokesperson in the State, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on