By Archibong Jeremiah CrossRiverWatch Editor-In-Chief and rights activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo has been arrested by the Cross River State command of the Nigerian Police Force over a fake petition that he is an arms dealer. He is currently been questioned at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CIID) of the Cross River Police Command. The Commissioner
By Patrick Obia Weeks after Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River defected from the People’s Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC), more of his aides have resigned declining to defect with him. The Governor has also sacked another commissioner, Francis Etta who refused to defect with him. Among those who have resigned recently
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Education, University of Calabar (UNICAL) joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2021 World Environment Day with the theme “Ecosystem Restoration”. The Deputy Vice Chancellor in her address enjoined participants not just to plant trees but also note
By Archibong Jeremiah As Nigerians and the world tries to make sense of the Twitter Nigeria ban with some for and against the decision of the General Muhammadu Buhari (retired) administration. From the web of critical views that the issue has generated so far, is that of the Cross River State Chapter Chairman of Nigeria
By Patrick Obia University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has been temporarily shutdown by the State Government over insecurity. This was contained in a statement from the Governor’s office, signed by the Permanent Secretary in charge of security, Sir Alfred Mboto stating the closure is to checkmate alleged plan destruction by hoodlums; to restore normalcy
By Victoria Effiong Cross River State Civil Society Network (CCSN) major stakeholders and others joins the global community to mark World Environment Day 2021 with the theme “Ecosystem Restoration”. The world environment Day (WED) is an annual celebration slated for June 5 by the United Nation as a way to increase awareness and action by
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard News Nigeria The Cross River Police Command on Friday warned that it will no longer condone any form of street protest by any group in the State, stressing that a lot of strange elements were waiting to leverage on such avenues to carry out mayhem. The Commissioner of Police, CP Sikiru
By Patrick Obia A 300 level student of Visual Art Department, University of Cross River State, UNICROSS, Calabar campus identified as Ford (real name not verified) has been killed by armed robbers. The incident occured within the school premises close to the school administrative building, few metres away from the Security post yesterday Thursday, June