By Godshield Kanjal for PremiumTimes Many are feared dead in an ongoing clash between two rival gangs in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, the police, residents and witnesses have told PREMIUM TIMES. Trouble started when a tricycle operator belonging to a cult group named the “Marvians,” refused to pay a loading
By CrossRiverWatch admin At least 150 lawyers have applied for employment into the Cross River State Civil Service as Law Officers in the Ministry of Justice. This followed the recent approval by the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade that 30 lawyers be employed as Law Officers to boost the workforce in the State Ministry of
By Our Reporter A decomposing body of an adult male has been left in a pool of flies under the Goodluck Jonathan bypass, by the right side while driving in from Lemna entering from 8 Miles, Calabar. Our reporter who visited the scene says, “The body is rotten, swollen and stinking badly. It appears he
The views expressed in this article are strictly the views of the author and do not in anyway represent the views of CrossRiverWatch While at the public presentation of the Environmental Impact Assessment EIA, for the Cross River Super Highway which held at the Channels View Hotel in Calabar on Wednesday last week, I saw
By CrossRiverWatch admin Two Cross Riverians, are among the 47 man list of Ambassadorial nominees that President Buhari yesterday forwarded to the Senate for screening and subsequent approval. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the two, Odeka Janet Bisong and Martin Nyong Cobham are both Cross Riverians who are career diplomats. Cross River is one of the only
By Elijah Ugani Alina Blessing, a Cross Riverian schooling at Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus recently bagged the 5th edition of the African Students Grand Award (ASGA), 2016. ASGA was initiated in 2012 by the Nigerian Students Society, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta North Cyprus. In a statement to CrossRiverWatch, Blessing who hails from Becheve, Obanliku
It is no doubt that Hon. Legor Idagbo, who represents the Obanliku, Obudu and Bekwarra Federal Constituency of Cross River State has deeply enveloped himself in the people’s confidence and trust just within one year of representation. His responsiveness to the challenges of his constituents and his efforts to project and defend the interest of
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has added a new twist to the dirt challenge in Calabar by declaring that the reason the State capital is filled with filth is because the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has been paying salaries regularly and people