By Ikwen Atuaka The Obudu local government chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees Thursday took to the streets to press home their demands for local government autonomy. Obudu, located in northern Cross River, is over 300kilometres north of Calabar, the state capital. The demonstration which took members bearing placards through major streets
By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that the organized labor in Cross River State has begun an industrial action. The strike commenced at exactly 12 noon on Friday a source told our Newsroom. As at press time it was unclear the issues on ground though a recent bulletin (4/2017) circulated a few days ago
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River born former President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Mr. Yakubu Shendam has emerged the National Chairman of one of the newly registered political parties, New Generation Party, NGP. The NGP is among the five new parties that INEC recently registered. An elated Mr. Shedam who hails from Obubra
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Jedy Agba aura is in the air again in Cross River as elections draw near and it is understandble. He has always been the King of Boys, a sobriquet he earned by his magnetic and kind nature dating way way back. Those who know, say Jedy plans to unseat governor Ayade
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Cross River has stopped the sitting of mobile court in Calabar metropolis. Mr Chidiebere Nkwonta, the newly posted Sector Commander to the state, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Calabar. Nkwonta said that the mobile court would now be sitting at
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered that the lingering communal crisis between the people of Ofonekom and Izzi, (an Igbo speaking community), in Obubra LGA in central Cross River has erupted again. Residents told our reporter that the renewed communal crisis have been ongoing for the past three days with human lives and properties
By Ogar Monday In a twist of events relating to the diversion of relief materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons in Bakassi local government of southern Cross River State, a group; Coalition of Bakassi Indigenes, has accused Senator Florence Ita-Giwa of double standards. Ita-Giwa had last week accused members of the People’s Democratic Party of
By Ogar Monday A retired officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Mr. Christopher Archibong has been arrested and detained at the Mbukpa Police station for allegedly raping a 9 year old girl in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The mother of the victim, Mrs. Peace Edem Okon said she had gone to the market