by crossriverwatch admin Hon Uduak Akiba, the member representing Calabar Municipality in the Cross River State House of Assembly and Chief Whip of the House once again lost her temper today and beat up a police woman, Corporal Irene Ani for asking her not to park at a reserved lot in the Assembly quarters. According
by crossriverwatch admin The ongoing seven days strike by the three unions of the University of Calabar over unpaid allowances has paralyzed academic and business activities in the University. When CrossRiverWatch visited the campus Monday, the few students who were seen around said there were returning home because “nothing is going on in campus as
by crossriverwatch admin A member of the Cross River State House of Assembly representing Yakurr II constituency, Hon. Eteng Jones Williams has been accused of squandering over N40 million which he received for constituency projects on his chain of girl friends. A youth leader and another female activist in Yakurr Local Government Council of the
by crossriverwatch admin Eighty-Nine Million Naira cheques have been issued to beneficiaries of revocation of property along the Margaret Ekpo International Airport By-pass road, Calabar. Speaking while handing the cheques to the beneficiaries, Cross River State Commissioner for Works, Barrister Legor Idagbo reiterated the imperative of the construction of the Margaret Ekpo International Airport Bypass,
by crossriverwatch admin All is set for the Cross River State government to host the 3rd edition of All Nigeria/Cross River State Athletics Championship at the U.J Esuene Sports Stadium, Calabar. The Championship became resident in Cross River State after a five years agreement signed between the state government and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria
by crossriverwatch admin Ikechukwu Okereke, a suspected member of a five man robbery gang that recently shot and killed Inspector Matthew Badere has been nabbed by men of the Cross River State Criminal Investigations Department (SCIB). Popularly known by his friends as Wicked Bishop, Okereke was apprehended at 8 Miles in the outskirts of Calabar,
by crossriverwatch admin Hawkins Cemetery, the final resting place of the Nigeria’s female political icon, Mrs Margaret Ekpo in Calabar is now completely over grown with weeds. The cemetery which also houses the final abode of several other kings, (Obongs), early missionaries and other notable personalities is now a complete bush and not befitting of
by crossriverwatch admin Lobbying and political horse-trading are the best words to describe what is currently going on at the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) secretariat along the Muritala Mohammed Highway Calabar as aspirants for the councilorship positions and their backers stormed the secretariat to know what fate has prepared for them in the hands of