By Kelvin Ololo Kutia and Ukwortung Clans in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, have finally agreed to put an end to an age long conflict and embrace lasting peace after years of failed settlement attempts. The communities once coexisted peacefully as brothers and neighbors but over the years engaged in a prolonged
By Kelvin Ololo Walking into Ikot Effanga Mkpa Okom Community, one would wonder if he has found himself in the valley of death trapping the spirit, soul and body. Once it is raining season, the community located in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River State, lives in fear and loses sleep to a
By Kelvin Ololo The Obudu Urban one Traditional Rulers Council has called on the Federal Government and the Government of Cross River, Benue State and the National Boundary Commission to swiftly find a lasting solution to the seventy-five (75) years old boundary dispute rocking Abonkib and Mbazerem communities. The Traditional Rulers stated this in a
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has intercepted and arrested three suspected kidnapping gangs in Unwanse, Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The suspects are Henry Efa Otu, 24 years old, Lawrence Ita Inyang 46 years old and Umoh Ekpo 46 years old after a gun battle with the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Report reaching our newsroom has it that a business woman has been kidnapped in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The business woman and Chief Executive Officer of JoeKate Enterprises was kidnapped at Bassey Duke Street, Calabar South this evening from her shop. Though her name was not gotten
By Sylvia Akpan Following the communal crisis between the people of Vandiekya in Benue State and Abonkib community in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, that has turned bloody, the Chairman of Obudu LGA, Hon. Peter Akonfe Undiandeye, has sued for peace. The two communities age-long communal dispute which surface last week has
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Commissioner for Health during former Governor Liyel Imoke administration, Dr. Iyami Ugot, has passed on. He also served as Director-General of Cross River State Primary Health Agency. Though he passed on a few weeks ago but the cause of death is not ascertained.
By Sylvia Akpan Two suspected thieves have been caught stealing fish and electric cables in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River Rivers. The duo were caught in the early hours of Tuesday, July 22, 2025, by a group of vigilante personnel in Ijiman and Okurubong, communities of the LGA. This was confirmed by a