By Ushang Ewa More information is beginning to emerge on the tactic utilized by the daredevil kidnappers who abducted a monarch on Monday at Calabar South Local Government Area on Monday night. 81 Year old HH (Muri) Bassey Iyamba held in a wrapper by youths under the guidance of Police men after his rescue by
By Ushang Ewa Four police officers were this morning gunned down at Idundu axis of Calabar when they went to confront suspected kidnappers, security sources say. The policemen had, following a tip off, mobilized to the location and it is unclear what led to the confrontation that caused their death. Photographs obtained by CrossRiverWatch show
By Archibong Jeremiah In a 739 word count report, Hon. Grace Bassey, Councillor of Ward 7 and Chairperson, Bakassi Legislative Council House Committee on Healthcare/NGOs has accused Lafarge Holcim of environmental pollution. The House Committee on Healthcare/NGOs Chairperson in an oversight function in company of Hon. Edet Anselem Edet, Councillor Ward 9 and Majority Leader, Hon.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An appointee of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Mr. Freeman Godwin has threatened to commit suicide over non payment of salary after his appointment. Freeman, whose designation is not known as at time of this report is heard in a video made available by Phylo Modlin, screaming “When it is
By Jonathan Ugbal More details have emerged from the building which collapsed Monday at the Ayade Industrial Park located at the Good luck Jonathan Bypass in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Also, a gory video obtained shows where the worker, Effiong Okung, a carpenter, was trapped with a blood trail leading to his brains
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch has confirmed that one person has died after a building collapsed at the Ayade Industrial Park in Calabar earlier today, Monday. It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse of the building which is next to the Cross River Rice Seeds and Seedlings Factory (Rice City) along the Goodluck Jonathan
By Jonathan Ugbal and Maxwell Effiong In a bid to entrench professionalism amongst media practitioners who ply their trade with the aid of the internet, the management of Arthur Jarvis University (AJU) and the Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) have signed a memorandum of understanding to kick off the Institute of Online Journalism
By Patrick Obia Four suspected kidnappers were on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 shot dead by the Police in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the incident took place at No. 24C, School Road, Satellite Town, Calabar, when Operation Akpakwu stormed their hideout and rescue Barrister Endurance Egbara who was kidnapped since 2020