By CrossRiverWatch Admin Popular Yala Master of Ceremonies, Thomas Odey, popularly referred to as MC Nizeup has married his long time sweetheart, Joy Adima. Thomas and Joy got married Saturday 15, April 2023 at a ceremony that held at the St. Micheal the Archangel Catholic Chaplaincy, NAF Base, Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. Speaking
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Dr. Okweche Odey has met with officers from the three senatorial districts of the State to brief them, as President Mohammadu Buhari is set to assent the Peace Corps Bill. Odey noted that it is the first time in the history of
By Sylvia Akpan Activist and publisher of an online news outlet CrossRiverWatch, Citizen AgbaJalingo has donated two footballs to inmates in Ogoja correctional center. This came after the just-concluded #MoiMoiHangout facilitated by Tom Alims in Ogoja. Football is said to have the power to bring people together, regardless of their age, race, gender, culture, or
By George Odok, News Agency of Nigeria The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Cross River has confirmed five persons dead and 24 injured in an auto crash in Ogoja Local Government Area of the state. The Sector Commander, Mr. Abdullahi Hassan, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
By Patrick Obia Center for Social Studies, Research, and Advocacy – We The People (WTP), has reopened its Rights Academy in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Seventeen pioneer students were inducted. The Rights Academy is a platform to create a framework and opportunity for young people in Cross River and Nigeria, to come together
By Patrick Obia The member representing Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Egbona, and member-elect of Yakurr 1 State Constituency in State House of Assembly, Hon. Cyril Omini has sympathized with victims whose shops were razed down in Ugep main market last night. They both conveyed their sympathy through different statements
By Segun Adewole, Punch Newspaper The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has donated equipment to security agencies in Cross River to aid the fight against criminality in the state. The equipment included handcuffs, two-way radio system, tasers, flashlights, batons, body scanners, vehicle search mirrors and other personal protective equipment. This was done during a
By Dyepkazah Shibayan, The Cable GovIndex Leadership Empowerment and Development Foundation, a civil society organization (CSO), has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a 20-day ultimatum to publish presidential election results from 2003 to date. The CSO asked the electoral commission to provide the results according to the 774 LGAs of the country. In