by crossriverwatch admin It was about 6pm on a faithful friday 2010, I received a called from someone and this was our conversation. Caller: Hello evening Me: Evening Caller: Am I speaking with Dennis Isong Me: Yes you are on with Dennis Caller: My name is Engr. Wale Ade (not his real name) A friend
by crossriverwatch admin As the legal battle rages on in the High Court in Calabar to determine whether the newly registered All Progressives Congress, APC is eligible to contest the September 21 local council elections or not, a legal practitioner and chieftain of the opposition in the state, Barrister Okoi Obono Obla has alleged that
by crossriverwatch admin A Soldier, Corporal Agbo attached to the Brigadier Ally Military Brigade, Ogoja Cross River State on Sunday 15th of September 2013 killed three persons and shattered his own legs when he drove his Honda Accord car recklessly after drinking to stupor. Sources said Corporal Agbo took his girl friend, Christiana Michael Imo
by crossriverwatch admin Men of the Cross River State Quick Intervention Squad, QIS at about 3:13am this morning, 17/09/2013 chased and caught a thief with stolen materials. A police source told CrossRiverWatch that, “we got a tip off from a resident who told us that there was robbery on-going at No. 5 Inyang Ekeng Street
by crossriverwatch admin The issue of bringing female politicians to mainstream politics in Nigeria was again put on the front burner by the unveiling of POWER Political Advancement for Women (PPA4W) Project and launching of a Trust Fund for female politicians by the Founder/Board Chair, Partnership Opportunities for Women Empowerment Realization (POWER) Mrs. Obioma Liyel-Imoke.
by crossriverwatch admin The legal battle challenging the decision to exclude the All Progressives Congress, APC by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC, to participate in the Local Government Elections in Cross River State scheduled for September 21, 2013 continued in the High Court, Calabar today. At the hearing, the reply of CROSIEC
by crossriverwatch admin A newly married couple, Francis Edeh and Ann, along with two others died in a car crash over the weekend along the Ugep -Abakaliki Road. Francis and Ann, both from Ebonyi State and resident in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, were heading to Abakaliki to thank family members who attended their
by crossriverwatch admin A Pregnant woman, Ekaiquo Ewa and her two children, Nancy 7, and Ewa 3, were burnt to death when a building that is used as a residential building and business outlet caught fire in Ugep over the weekend in Yakurr Local Government Area, in the Central Senatorial district of Cross River State.