By Ushang Ewa A lecturer in the department of accounting of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) was gunned down Thursday night at his Amika Utuk by Uwanse residence in Calabar, the Cross River State capital CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Dr. Emmanuel Igbo Igbeng drove home at about 9:00 PM Thursday night with an unidentified female, he
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State government has vowed that it will deal decisively with trouble makers and that there will no longer be ‘Mr. Nice guy’ in resolving the unending communal war between Ediba and Usumutong in Abi local government area of the state. Ten youths were reportedly killed in renewed hostilities between
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Abi: Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that no fewer than 3 lives have been lost following the renewal of hostilities between Ediba and Usumutong communities in Abi local government area of Cross River State. It is still unclear what triggered the renewed hostilities with unconfirmed information suggesting that the Ediba people invaded the
By Our Correspondent The protracted crisis between the Adadama community of Abi LGA in Cross River state and her neighbouring Amagu community in Ebonyi State is near end. Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly Hon John Gaul Lebo gave the indication yesterday when he received the Adadama Traditional Rulers Council and Community Leaders
By Ogar Monday Men of the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS Cross River State Command over the weekend arrested two suspected human traffickers in two buses at its Itigidi border post in Itigidi, Abi Local Government area. The two suspects who are from Obubra and Yakurr were arrested with 29 young boys and girls travelling in
By CrossRiverWatch admin Constituents in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State had a sumptuous Christmas celebration courtesy of the Senator representing the District in the National Assembly, Senator John Owan Enoh, who many of them have described as a man of the people. The Senator who timed his tour of the local councils
By Our Correspondent The Chairman of Abi Local Government Council, Hon. Edith Amadi has commended the new Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana Eteng over his resolve to restore permanent peace in the warring Ediba and Usumutong communities of Abi. Hon. Amadi who gave the commendation recently at a peace meeting in Ugep which
By Our Correspondent Three members of the Abi Local Government Legislative Council have been suspended for 60 days. In a resolution during plenary Tuesday February 17, 2015, the Legislative House suspended the trio for 2 months citing anti-party activities as reason for the suspension. The affected legislators include Hon. Vincent Echeng Bassey representing Ekureku ward