By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Anambra State Command of the Nigerian Police Force had on May 17th confirmed the killing of four staff members and kidnapping of two United States Embassy in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State following an attack on their vehicle by unknown gunmen. The officials who were said to be on
By Patrick Obia Stakeholders have identified functional institutions as a panacea in peacebuilding and co-existence in the Niger Delta region of the country. This was a hallmark of a multi-stakeholders Niger Delta Regional Peacebuilding Strategy Implementation town hall meeting held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Friday, May 19th, 2023. The stakeholders comprising
By Jonathan Ugbal The proprietor of Gramic fish farm, Mr. Udie Mike has written the Chairman of the Obudu Local Government Council, Mr. Eraye Ewhe over the breaking of the fence and encroachment into the Senator Liyel Imoke Civic Center. The Civic Center is located along Calabar Road, at the urban center of the Local
By Jonathan Ugbal ‘Tell Your Story with Quinesta,’ a radio program on Hit 95.9 FM Calabar has won the Best Radio Show (English) at the maiden edition of The Nigerian Broadcasters Awards, TNBA, organized by the Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria, BON held on Wednesday in Lagos. The TNBA recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions in the
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross Riverians have been sharply divided over the ownership of one out of two private Universities approved by the Federal Government in Cross River State. A document obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows that the British Canadian University, Obudu, and The Duke Medical University, Calabar were among 39 universities approved by the Federal Government,
By Mary Bassey Child Protection Network (CPN) Nigeria, Cross River State chapter has called for calm and due process in the leadership succession saga that has beclouded the Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Humanity and Social Welfare (MHSW) in the State. The call was made in a letter signed and made available by CPN’s
By Vanguard Newspaper The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC arrested no fewer than 21 suspected illegal miners in Cross River State communities. Vanguard Newspaper learned the suspects were arrested by the NSCDC personnel in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in the Utanga community in the Obanliku Local Government
By Mary Bassey Queen Manyi Affangha, Face of Culture Africa 2022/2023 has marked her birthday with patients in the maternity unit of the Nigeria Police Hospital, Calabar, the State capital. The Akamkpa daughter shared that she decided to mark her birthday with them as a way of putting a smile on their faces. Items worth