By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The African Development Bank, AFDB, has revealed that Cross River State will benefit from a $540 million funding mobilized by the bank in partnership with the International Find for Agricultural Development, IFAD, and the Islamic Development Bank, ISDB, for the siting of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ, has called on journalists to continue to “keep the world informed and expose ills in the society.” In a statement released by the Association, signed by the Chairman, Comrade Edem Darlington, and the Secretary-General, Comrade Gloria Umo, the group lauded
By Emma Una, Vanguard News Nigeria Listen To The Report Police in Cross River have arrested twenty-three people suspected to be members of the Mass Movement for the Actualisation for Biafra, MASSOB. The arrest took place in Ikom Local Government Area of the State when the Police swooped on some of them at a watch
By Abdulrahman Adebayo Listen To The Report Sherifat Azeez untied her headgear as she walked this reporter into her living room. Its roughly patched walls and largely broken ceiling were the most striking features in the room. The kitchen where she earlier showed this reporter was a dimly lit space with unpainted walls darkened by
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade has facilitated with muslim faithfuls as they celebrate the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan. Sen. Ayade took to his official Facebook page to call for unity among muslims and non-muslim faithfuls as they mark the Eid-El Fitri. He
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Three suspected armed robbers were on Saturday, April 30 killed, and set ablaze in Calabar South and Municipality, in Cross River State. Two were burnt to death at Mayne Avenue by Azikiwe street, opposite Hart street, Calabar South Local Government Area. Luck ran out on the suspect while
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Y-Monitor, a project of The Future Project has selected, trained, and inducted three CrossRiverWatch Editors and over 300 others as advocates for its #MyVoteMyVoice campaign. The Editors are Archibong Jeremiah, Ogar Monday, and Patrick Obia. The induction took place after a two days intensive workshop. The workshop broke
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Report reaching our newsroom has it that the decades-long communal crisis between the Onyadama community in Obubra and Nko in Yakurr Cross River State is threatening to surface again. Source told CrossRiverWatch that, Onyadama indigenes of Obubra allegedly captured and whisked away an Nko man due to lingering