By Ilam Patricia Arrangements are in top gear by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria PFN and the Christian Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria CPFN, to engage candidates running for the Cross River governorship in a town hall meeting. The two religious blocks in a joint statement made available to CrossRiverWatch, said the engagement will avail them
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has extended the restraining order against the continuation of the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to January 28. The court presided over by Justice Edward Maha gave the order on Thursday after a counsel representing the respondents informed the court that
By Aplefe Ojong and Elijah Ugani Serious concerns are being expressed by political actors in Cross River state over the handling of the recruitment of ad hoc staff for the forthcoming general election in the state. While the recruitment has been completed in most states across the country, the exercise in Cross River state seem
By Efa Sunday The Cross River State Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has hosted a one day interactive session with leaders of religious groups across the State Thursday in Calabar. The meeting took place at the Mike Igini Conference Hall, Murtala Muhammad Highway, Calabar. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Frankland Briyai stated that
By Patrick Obia A strange fire has in the early hours of Thursday gutted a music recording studio along Ediba Road Calabar, with properties worth millions of naira destroyed. The fire is said to have started at about 3am inside the recording studio burnt down equipments before it was noticed by its neighboring compound security
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Senator John Owan Enoh has finally been shortlisted as the APC Governorship candidate for the Cross River State 2019 general election by INEC. The information was made available to our newsroom by Mr. Bassey Ita, State APC Publicity Secretary. The statement reads in part, “On behalf of the entire organs and arms
By Odey Ojeka The Apostolic Church of Nigeria, Cross River State Deputy Field Superintendent, Northern Field, Apostle Albert M. Atim has ended his ministerial journey Wednesday as he died in a ghastly auto crash in Abini Biase, Calabar – Ikom highway. Apostle Albert was on his way to attend Territorial Executive Council meeting in Calabar
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The remains of an unidentified young man is laying along the Murtala Mohammed Highway by Bishop Moyna avenue junction Calabar, the Cross River State capital. As at press time, the cause of the death was not known, it was also not clear if the deceased was insane or not as his outward