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 CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has taken delivery of two new aircraft as part of his administration’s commitment to revitalizing the state’s aviation sector. The aircraft were received by the Governor and his entourage at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday July 25, 2025, marking a
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has reversed a recent appointments some social media platform handlers were appointed. The Governor made the revision in a press release issued on Thursday by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Anthony Owan Enoh, stating that after a careful
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government has disbursed 250 million Naira grants to 500 retirees under the Retiree Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDI). The initiative described as “expanded reciprocity” for those who committed their prime years to public service is part of Governor Bassey Otu’s led administration vision to promote human capital
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 Embattled media practitioner, Ursula Agbor who has been in the news for some weeks, has petitioned Human Rights Activists, Citizen Agba Jalingo for alleged cyberstalking. This was contained in an invitation notice addressed to Jalingo by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC), Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Abuja. The invitation