By CrossRiverWatch Admin The United States Customs has announced that they intercepted ancient carved stones known as the Ikom Monoliths smuggled illegally from Cross River State to Cameroon and then to America. Experts believe that the artefacts date back between 200 A.D. and 1000 A.D. According to a statement from officials of the US Customs
Just like I predicted, the Cross River State Government has released a watery press statement denying involvement in the arrest and detention of a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Titus Armon. Please, come let’s read the press statement together. I will be making some comments after each paragraph (s) of the press statement to help unclad
Apologies to Ola Rotimi, the pun in the title is well intended. I dare say that I understand the temptation to point accusing fingers at those in positions of leadership; it is much more convenient to slap the blame emblem on them and display them at the market square. Yet, when we develop selective amnesia
By Jonathan Ugbal The Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) has said 277 journalists have been killed within a 10 year index period ending on August 31, 2020. The CPJ in a report titled ‘Getting Away With Murder” released on October 28, 2020, containing its global impunity index that “spotlights countries where journalists are
I just read a statement issued by Rev. Fr. Emma Eroh, the Director of Communications in the Catholic Diocese of Ogoja; and that statement puts the responsibility of the arrest and detention of a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Titus Armon, squarely on Governor Ayade, who happens to be a Knight of the Catholic Church. Before
When a suspect pleads guilty upon arraignment before a judge for criminal offence(s), the tedious process of trial is automatically expunged, which allows the judge to make a quick and judicious decision. In the same vein, Governor Ayade has now pleaded guilty to the fact that he has been a monumental failure after five years
By Jonathan Ugbal The leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), Olumba Olumba Obu on Saturday called on political leaders to be parents to the masses and not objects of terror in order for peace to reign and prevent a reoccurrence of the recent arson experienced across Nigeria. Leader Obu in an
By Patrick Obia Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has relaxed the curfew imposed seven days ago to 6pm-6am. A release from his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, on Friday night says the ease takes effect from Saturday 31 October, 2020 as there will be movement between the hours of 6am to 6pm