By Edima Frank Following the continuous neglect of the failed highway leading from Calabar to Akpabuyo and Bakassi LGAs in the southern part of Cross River State, these two local governments may soon be cut off from the state according to residents who spoke with CrossRiverWatch. Since early June 2015, when the rains became incessant
By Archibong Jeremiah Men of the Nigeria Police, Ikot Nakanda Akpabuyo Local Government Area Division yesterday detained one Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Orji of phase 1, block 29, house No. 5 CROSPIL Estate Akpabuyo, Cross River State for physically and emotionally assaulting their 11 months old baby (name withheld) on several occasions over accusations that
By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Navy says it’s commitment to support education as part of President Jonathan Transformation Agenda will continue to be part of its cardinal objectives. Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Jibrin Usman stated this when he commissioned a multipurpose hall built for Navy Secondary School, Akpabuyo,Calabar. Usman said the Nigerian Navy
By Archibong Jeremiah Members of Esuk Ekpo Eyo village Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross River State this morning held a demonstration to protest the deplorable state of roads in their community. Speaking to CrossRiverWatch, Chief Ekpenyong Ekpo Asuquo, village head of Esuk Ekpo Eyo village who led the protesters explained that the road has been
By Archibong Jeremiah Members of the Akpabuyo Caucus of the ruling People Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State have rejected the party’s southern senatorial district questionnaire/score sheet headlined: “Criteria for screening governorship aspirants” which was handed to caucus members to rate the governorship aspirants in the 2015 election. At the chapter’s screening of the
Sylvia Etta Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke and the leadership of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the state have been lauded for zoning the governorship position to northern senatorial district for the 2015 race. Speaking exclusively to CrossRiverWatch in Calabar, the village head of Etabayip, Kasuk Quo Clan, Calabar Municipality, His Highness,
by crossriverwatch admin The plight of the people of Bakassi is not just the unjust fate of dispossession of their ancestral land by the whims of international politics, even the road to the community is a telling tale of a people who have been earmarked abject neglect if not extinction. These are pictures taken by
by crossriverwatch admin This is not the best of times for the family of Sunday John in Ikot Okon-Nma, Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State as an angry son, Sunday John Jnr used a pestle to kill his mother over a minor disagreement on money related issues. The disagreement according to CrossRiverWatch findings