By Chikezie Omeje and Kingsley Mba Fulani Herdsmen Arouse Terror Backed by a militia, they have raided communities for no less than 1481 times, killing nearly nine thousand people in Nigeria, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). When they attack communities, they kill anyone they could, including children and women. They
By Chikezie Omeje And Arinze Chijioke Thirteen days to the election that brought in Muhammadu Buhari as president in 2015, Fulani ethnic militia killed about 90 persons in an overnight raid on Egba, a community in Otukpo, Benue State. Children, women, and men were murdered as the invaders burned down their houses. Six years later,
By Kejuo Regina Mrs. Eme Offiong, Voice of Nigeria Correspondent in Cross River State has emerged winner of the just concluded election at the Correspondents Chapel. Mrs. Offiong is taking over from Mr. Judex Okoro, the State correspondent of the Sun Newspaper. Correspondents Chapel is a block in the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). In
By Sylvia Felix, Theresa Mba And Rosemary Nkereuwem The Royal African Foundation in partnership with the Bridge Leadership Foundation, Uwanse Orphanage, Girls Power Initiative and Offiong Ikpeme Foundation kicked off its week long volunteer activities in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The week long volunteering exercise is to commemorate the Royal African Foundation of
By Sylvia Felix As ethnic, religious and political crisis continues in Jos, Plateau State where lives and properties have been lost for the past few days, the Government of Cross River State is set to evacuate its indigenes from the State. The State Government is following other State Government who are conveying citizens back home
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal College of Education, Obudu has matriculated 1,110 fresh students in her 38th NCE matriculation ceremony for the 2020/2021 academic session. While welcoming the students, their parents, guardians and staff that graced the occasion in their numbers, the Acting Provost, Alhaji Ladan Chado noted that the prolonged closure of the school affected
By Sylvia Felix And Abuh Rachael The recently concluded APC ward congresses in Cross River State has been said to be “seriously marred with widespread irregularities, malpractices, corruption and blatant disregard for the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” Mr. Odey Oyama in a complaint to the APC Ward Congress Appeals
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A sociopolitical group with the name, Ogoja/yala Amalgated Political Forum (OYAPF) has called on Chief Henry Igelle Onwe, to contest the Yala/Ogoja House of Representatives seat recently made vacant with the Appeal Court ruling in favour of its occupant, Hon. Jarigbe Agom to assume Cross River North Senate seat. A statement made