By CrossRiverWatch Admin A cocoa farmer, Sunday Ushie, 35 is currently cooling his feet at the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police Force in Calabar for killing his wife Nnena Samuel and having sex with her corpse. Ushie, who lives in Akaparabong, Ikom local government area of central Cross River State told journalists
By Ushang Ewa The Police in Cross River State have arrested no fewer than 5 persons in relation to the recent kidnappings in Obudu local government area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Irene Ugbo disclosed this in a telephone conversation to CrossRiverWatch Wednesday afternoon and assured that investigations were still ongoing.
By Jonathan Ugbal Efforts by Nigeria’s acting President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo to quell the issues between warring communities in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States as well as Cross River and Ebonyi states may have been in vain as the three state governors stormed out of the villa wearing long faces after a meeting. Governors
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade joined nine other Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to meet former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja Tuesday night. The meeting which CrossRiverWatch gathered began at a few minutes past 6:00PM had Jonathan’s private residence in Maitaima as
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The audit of Primary Health Workers in Cross River State will now conclude on Thursday, March 2, 2017 the Cross River State government says. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director General of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu and a copy made
By Ushang Ewa An angry mob set ablaze a young man suspected to have stolen car batteries Monday along Yellow Duke street in Calabar. Residents say the victim was suspected to have stolen from a car parked nearby and was chased briefly after an alarm was raised, caught and after a brief beating, a tire
By Jonathan Ugbal All is set for the south-south public hearing session on electoral and constitution review in Calabar. The event billed for 10:00AM Wednesday (today), is to be declared open by Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade with a view to ensuring the interest of Cross River State is protected. As at press time,
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Walter Onnoghen The Nigerian Senate may on Wednesday during plenary, confirm Justice Walter Onnoghen as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria CrossRiverWatch findings reveal. Justice Onnoghen was appointed in acting capacity on November 10, 2016 by Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari following the retirement of former CJN, Justice Mahmoud Mohammed after attaining