By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper In a disconcerting turn of events, Professor Ekanem Philip Ephraim, a highly regarded neurologist and consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has been forcefully taken captive. The distressing incident was confirmed by the Cross River State Police Command on Friday morning. According to Police Public Relations Officer,
By Patrick Obia Advocacy For Alleged Witches (AFAW) has called for nominations for an award. The award “which comes with a small token is to recognize individuals who are working and campaigning to rescue, support, defend, and protect alleged witches across the country,” read a statement from the AFAW. There have been reports of some
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ijiraga Youths in Yala LGA of Cross River State, yesterday chased out former Chairman of Anti-Deforestation Task Force, Emmanuel Asegem AKA Ajanaku and his boys out of the community. The checkpoint where they usually extort transporters has been taken over by the angry youths of the Ijiraga community. In an amateur video
By Patrick Obia OBANLIKU, CROSS RIVER: For many years, the Becheve people in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State raided their forest for firewood, meat, and food. The clan of 16 communities of primarily farmers and hunters did not know better. For them, the forest was a gift from God, and they were
By Jonathan Ugbal The Chief Executive Officer, CEO of King Airlines, a charter and tour aviation company in Nigeria, Senator Musa Adede on Tuesday in Lagos State accused two former ministers of aviation; Mrs. Stella Oduah and Mallam Hadi Sirika of killing the industry in Nigeria report online Newspaper, Nairametrics. Mrs. Oduah served as aviation
By Godwin Otang Experts in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) world have said it is key to effective, transparent, and good governance in Cross River State and Nigeria in general. This was the hallmark of a Twitter space stakeholders engagement on ‘technology and good governance, innovation for transparent and effective governance’ organized by a
By Godwin Otang The Publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Citizen Agba Jalingo is billed to speak at the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) annual feast of Barracuda 2023. Jalingo, journalist cum renowned rights activist is the speaker for the event scheduled to hold at Suru Express Hotel, number 1, Omologede Street Oba Sekunmade Road, Ikorodu Lagos
By Asare Asare, Daily Post There have been allegations that there are powerful illegal wood loggers with armed militias who intimidate locals and aid them to perpetuate the illicit plundering of the forests in Cross River State. A group, We The People, re-echoed this allegation once more in Calabar at a workshop with the theme: