By Patrick Obia The United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UN-POLAC) has appointed Cross River born Mrs. Enene Fonne as an International Peace Advocate. With the appointment, the Ikom born Mrs. Enene Fonne will be actively involved in peace-making, conflict resolution and other activities that encourage peace and positive living anywhere in the world. The
Being text of an address presented by Ntufam Mba E. Ukweni, SAN on behalf of the body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria at the occasion of the special Court session held on Monday, the 20th day of September 2021 to mark the official opening of the 2021/2022 legal year of the High Court of Cross
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Commuters plying the Calabar – Ikom highway are currently stranded at Ibiae, Biase Local Government Area due to traffic jam following an accident by a truck. The truck’s bucket which holds the goods tipped over while the truck was trying to cross a culvert under reconstruction as part of the work for
By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian All hope of returning Bakassi Peninsula to Nigeria may not have been lost yet, as the National Assembly has hinted that it will withhold the ratification of its treaty. Chairman, Cross River State caucus of the National Assembly, Senator Gershom Bassey, who spoke with newsmen in Calabar, yesterday, said the Bakassi
(Continued from Chapter 1) 1. And once news spread abroad throughout all the province of River Cross, that the people have besieged and murmured against King Benedict the son of Ngayi, then the king was greatly wroth with the seers and the town-criers and put many in a prison house; for he was in a
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Army, headquarters has reacted to the viral video and images where a commissioned female Army officer, Lt. Chika Viola Anele, dehumanised and assaulted a youth corp member, Ezeiruaku Ifeyinwa Fidelia, serving at the 13 Brigade headquarters in Calabar, describing it as “monumental embarrassment” to the Force. The Army in a
By Jonathan Ugbal A video obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows a female Lieutenant attached to the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Calabar, Chika Viola Anele bathing and assaulting a female Corps member, Ezeiruaka Ifenyiwa Fidelia. It is unclear when the incident occured but Army sources say the assault happened after an argument between the
By Victoria Effiong Tackling environmental challenges and global warming may become easier if humans ditch their cars for bicycles and walking which will in turn, improve their health, stakeholders said at an event to mark by the World Car Free Day in Calabar on Wednesday. The event, flagged off by the Speaker of the ninth