By Anietie Akpan, Calabar Guinness, a premium beer brand, is partnering with 13 communities in Cross River State to promote culture in Nigeria. Guinness Brand Manager, Cynthia Ufele, who said this at the weekend during the celebration of this year’s Mbube New Yam Festival celebration by the 13 communities that make up Mbube, in Ogoja
Activist and publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, who was arrested by the police in his Lagos home and whisked to Abuja allegedly on the order of the wife of the younger brother of the Governor of Cross River State, speaks to GODFREY GEORGE of Punch Newspaper about his experience. What led to your recent arrest by the
By Asare Asare, Daily Post Authorities of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, have advised residents of Ogoja and Yala local government areas of Cross River State not to be scared when they see the heavy movement of troops and their armament from Monday. In a statement signed by the acting Deputy Director of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin At least one may have died after a haulage truck collided with a low bed heavy duty equipment carrier at Akpet central in Biase Local Government Area section of the Calabar – Ikom – Katsina-Ala federal highway on Thursday. A video recording obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows what appears to be the lifeless
By Archibong Jeremiah Godswill Eteng, a native of Nko community in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River state, was shocked to hear that the state government had built a new Model School worth N145,015,738.88 in his community. He first imagined it must be an error because he lives in the community and has neither
By George Odok, NAN The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Cross River State command has confiscated 16,000 liters of stolen petroleum products. Samuel Fadeyi, the Commandant of NSCDC said the stolen products which were mainly Automotive Gas Oil, (AGO) popularly known as diesel were stored in drums and gallons and hidden in different trailer
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross Riverian, Deuel Orok Paul who was diagnosed with Abdominal abscess and Gastrointestinal fistula, has recovered in a Dubai, United Arab Emirates hospital after successful surgery but needs financial support to return to Nigeria. Deuel Orok, 30-year-old and once vibrant Pilot-in-training found himself in a complicated situation when he had undergone a
By Jonathan Ugbal Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, the sister-in-law of Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Monday, failed to show up at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, command of the Nigeria Police Force to defend her criminal defamation petition against CrossRiverWatch publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo. Mr. Jalingo was arrested on Friday at his