By Archibong Jeremiah Following the recent arrest of Mr. Edet Okon Asim, Special Adviser on Forestry and Biodiversity to the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade over allegation of severally abusing a 15 years old girl (name withheld) sexually, a NGO, Project Alert on Violence Against Women has written to the Inspector General (IG)
By Ushang Ewa A former local government chairman of Calabar Municipal and Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Biodiversity, Mr. Edet Okon Asim, is currently in police custody for continuously defiling an underaged girl (names withheld) for a period spanning about three years. The girl is said to have been coerced into aborting two
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The General Overseer of the Bible Christian Crusade Mission (BCCM), Pastor Joseph Okoro was on Wednesday kidnapped by unknown gunmen church members say. Okoro is said to have been kidnapped at about 9:00PM after an evening fellowship in his church located at 55 Webber Street by Elijah Henshaw in Calabar South, with
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Government has disclosed that it is wrapping up its 30 years Growth and Development Strategic (GDS) plan. The disclosure was in an exclusive interview with our reporter by the Chief Economic Adviser to the Cross River State Governor, Dr. Francis Ntamu who doubles as the Vice Chairman of
By Patrick Obia and Rose Ofem The CrossRiverWatch Publisher Mr. Agba Jalingo, News Editor Mr. Jonathan Ugbal has escaped what seems to be a kidnap or robbery attempt at Amadik community, Arondinzogu in Imo State while traveling to Lagos by road. According to Mr. Jalingo who took to Facebook to narrate their ordeal which he
By Efa Sunday and Rose Ofem The Calabar Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (CALCCIMA) has called on the Government of Cross River State to provide an enabling environment that will ease doing business, so as to foster economic growth and development in the State. The institution made this submission yesterday at the seventy-sixth
By Ilam Patricia Christians has been urged to remain peaceful and steadfast in their faith irrespective of challenges that accompanies the “Ember Month”. The admonishing was given by the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade during the State Chapter of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) annual end of the year thanksgiving service held at
By David Nsa and Rose Ofem Leader Olumba Olumba Obu (OOO) of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) has prophesied that “Nigeria will go back to its original twelve States.” Disclosing the prophesy to pressmen in its world headquarters at Ambo, Calabar South, Cross River State of Nigeria was a delegation of Christ