By Victory Anty The former Vice Chairman of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Honorable Robert Hogan, is reportedly dead. Robert Hogan who served as the Acting Chairman of the LGA passed in the early hours of Saturday August 24th, 2024. The cause of his passing on can not be ascertained but
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has closed the Yellow Duke road at the major accident-prone culvert intersection leading to Musaha, Ekpo Abasi axis in Calabar South Local Government Area of the State. The Honourable Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Pius Ankpo during a briefing with newsmen in Calabar, noted that it
By Tina Agosi Todo, Guardian Newspaper An armed robbery gang, yesterday, raided houses and carted away pots of soup at the Mbukpa, Ambo, and Adak Uko areas of Calabar South Local Council of Cross River State. Though burglary was a regular occurrence in these areas, the carting away of pots of soup and food items
By Etido Okon Barely a week after a minor drowned in a drainage in Archibong Eka, and his corpse is still missing 6 days after, a dead tree fell and blocked a road in Calabar South. Both incidents were caused by the heavy rain that had been falling in the Calabar metropolis. The tree fell
By Godwin Otang A minor has reportedly drowned in a drainage after days of heavy rain in Archibong Eka in Calabar South, and his corpse is still missing 5 days after. The young child is said to be between 7-12 years old. A witness explained that the little boy whose identity wasn’t disclosed was going
By Agency Reporter Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has undertaken an on-the-spot tour of ongoing construction of a 2km concrete road project at Nyong Edem in Calabar South. Acknowledging cheers from the jubilant crowd who came out to receive him, Otu expressed satisfaction at the progress and quality of work done, maintaining
By Sylvia Akpan An unknown mother has dumped her infant child in a refuse dump in Calabar, Cross River State. In the wee hours of Wednesday, August 16, an unknown baby was found dead by the dustbin at Palm Street by Atakpa close to Pin Margaret Commercial School, Calabar South LGA. The baby whose gender
By Wisdom Okon A sixteen-year-old girl, Miss Cynthia Udoh (not her real name) who narrowly escaped being raped shares her experience with CrossRiverWatch. Narrating her ordeal she blamed her plight on the lack of social amenities such as street lights, security, and insufficient water facilities in Atakpa market in Calabar South and environ where she