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Cross River REC Granted Bail As EFCC Picks Another State Director Of INEC For Collecting N241m Bribe

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

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Assault on Chiefs: Ochicha Condemns Action, Ask Ayade To Apologize

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

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Alleged Suspension: APC Apologizes To Ebri

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

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UNICAL DVC Urge Students To ‘Do Aluta’ To Protest Victimization, Says Buying Textbooks Not Compulsory

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

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Late Stanley Etim, Beaten To Death by Policemen Has Been Laid To Rest In Calabar

By CrossRiverWatch admin The remains of late Stanley Etim, 23 year old shop keeper who was arrested from his work place (Sparkz shop Etta Agbor, Calabar) on February 5, 2015 over allegations of armed robbery but died in police custody has been laid to rest. The burial which held over the weekend was officiated by

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Controversy Brews Over Extension Of East-West Road To Calabar

By Emmanuel Unah and Onem Bassey Controversy is currently raging over the planned extension of the East West road which runs from Delta through Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom States and with the approval of former President Goodluck Jonathan of the request made by former governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, would terminate

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I Developed Tourism To Rescue Cross River From Financial Crunch – Duke

By CrossRiverWatch admin Ex-Governor Donald Duke of Cross River has said that he developed culture and tourism in order to rescue the State from financial crunch. Duke made the explanation in a presentation at the Culture and Tourism Summit hosted by Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in Abuja on Thursday. He said that following

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Veteran Journalist, Unimke Nawa, Heads ACROJ Election Committee As Search For New Chairman Begins

By Our Reporter Following deliberations from an enlarged meeting of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ), held at the organization’s secretariat in Calabar, it has been unanimously agreed to kick start the process of getting a new chairman and other executive members to run the affairs of the organization. It will be recalled

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