By Kelvin Ololo Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has joined family members, dignitaries and well-wishers in Cross River State to mourn and celebrate the life of Sir Benedict Apie Obi, father of former Bayelsa State Military Administrator, Lt. Col. Paul Edor Obi (Rtd). Jonathan attended the funeral ceremony at Irruan, Boki Local Government Area, where
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Government has assured the family of the late Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, Prince Eka Williams, of its full support throughout the burial process. The assurance was conveyed on Friday at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, where the remains of the late Commissioner were received by
By Sylvia Akpan The Social and Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Mr. Charles O. Kalu, has announced the burial arrangements for his mother and family matriarch, Mrs. Rosaline Ekenma Kalu, who was called yonder on May 22, 2026, at the age of 85. According to a statement signed by Charles Kalu
By Sylvia Akpan The family of Nneoma Rosaline Ekenma O. Kalu (née Nsi Ajike), mother of CrossRiverWatch’s Editor-at-Large, Charles Kalu, has been announced. Mrs. Kalu, fondly known as Mama Rosa, passed on peacefully on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the age of 85. According to the funeral announcement signed by Charles O. Kalu, on behalf
By Sylvia Akpan Following a disturbing viral video allegedly showing an elderly man being enclosed in a casket alongside a corpse by a group of irate youths, Authorities in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State have begun an intensive investigation into the matter. The video, which surfaced online on November 20, 2025, shows
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured that the Senate will participate fully in the burial of former President of the Senate, Dr. Joseph Wayas. Akpabio gave the assurance when a delegation of leaders from Cross River State, led by former Justice Minister, Chief Kanu Agabi, paid him a courtesy
By Patrick Obia Three years after the demise of the former Senate President of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Wayas, and his corpse deposited at London Hospital, the United Kingdom, and three months after his body touched down, Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, all is set to commit his remains to mother earth. According to ‘Who is
By Patrick Obia Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has announced the Central Planning Committee members for a befitting state burial for the late Dr. Joseph Wayas, a former Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the 2nd republic, who died over two years, nine months ago. At the instance and intervention