By Our Reporter The Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), Cross River State office has raided and confiscated unspecified number of expired and substandard products ranging from vehicle tires, packaged food items as well as electric wires in Calabar, the State capital. The streets affected by the ongoing raid for substandard products are Bedwell, Nelson Mandela,
By Archibong Jeremiah The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN Cross River Chapter has opposed the National Grazing Reserve bill said to be before the National Assembly and have called on the State House of Assembly to enact a law to prohibit its implementation in the State. The leadership of the State PFN made their position
By Utang Bassey The level of snatching of valuables by touts, gangsters, street urchins and the dreaded skolombo boys in some areas of Calabar south axis of Cross River’s capital city continues to rise with students of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, fast becoming easy targets. Also, the number of break-ins while people
By CrossRiverWatch admin The PDP in Cross River State Saturday, employed the option A4 voting pattern to select executives at the ward level which saw a lot of intrigues despite the fact no violent conduct has been reported. This is even as some members of the party allege that the PDP is yet to learn
By CrossRiverWatch admin The embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Cross River State, Mrs. Gesila Khan, was granted administrative bail on Sunday and she is expected to report at the EFCC office today as part of the conditions for the bail. Khan who is alleged to have shared in another $115 million scam uncovered
By Inyali Peter A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Governorship candidate of the party in the 2015 general election, Mr. Odey Ochicha has in strong terms condemned the assault on some Chiefs by Mobile Police in the governor’s office, Calabar recently. In a statement issued in Calabar, Ochicha said he was reacting
By CrossRiverWatch admin The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has apologized to the former governor of Cross River State and elder statesman, Chief Clement Ebri for the embarrassment he may have suffered following claims that he was suspended by the Mkpani Ward branch of the party. Executives of the party in Ebri’s home town, Mkpani
By Archibong Jeremiah The Deputy Vice Chancellor Academics, University of Calabar, Professor Florence Obi has called on students of the institution to go as far as protesting openly to expose lecturers who victimize them assuring that the University will support them. She made her position known recently in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch where she