By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Commissioner for Health during former Governor Liyel Imoke administration, Dr. Iyami Ugot, has passed on. He also served as Director-General of Cross River State Primary Health Agency. Though he passed on a few weeks ago but the cause of death is not ascertained.
By Sylvia Akpan Two suspected thieves have been caught stealing fish and electric cables in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River Rivers. The duo were caught in the early hours of Tuesday, July 22, 2025, by a group of vigilante personnel in Ijiman and Okurubong, communities of the LGA. This was confirmed by a
Aged 62, Lady Wayas passed away in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory after a brief illness
By Kelvin Ololo The Managing Director of Cross River State Water Board Limited (CRSWBL), Chief Godwin Nyiam has assured Cross Riverians that plans have been put in place to bring to an end the woe of water scarcity in the State. He stated this in a final Public Private Partnership (PPP) engagement meeting with engineers
By Favour Adinya The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, says the prime suspect of a commercial driver killed in Obudu urban Local Government Area of the state has been arrested and others trailed. A commercial driver, Agage Ternenge, is seen in a viral video gruesomely murdered by some mobs. The incident
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Following the agitation for state creations from Cross River and other states, which has become top agenda at the House of Representatives Public Hearing on Constitutional Review in Calabar, Governor Bassey Otu has advocated for the creation of Ogoja State. While the Ogoja State like others state creation has
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Police retirees in Cross River State, on Monday July 21, 2025 staged a peaceful protest to press home their demands. The retired police officers converged at millennium park, Calabar at 10am to protest for radical police reforms. Watch video below: Areas they demand for reform include Police Pension Scheme, proper welfare package,
This has been long in coming and in fact, long overdue- bring the 20-years of feeding bottle approach to an end and adopt a more sustainable, self-reliant strategic divestment policy to the management of the biggest street event on the continent. But in a moment that shall shimmer through the annals of Cross River’s cultural