By Odue Gloria Our newsroom has just confirmed that it was a false alarm that there was an attempt to kidnap the resident (name yet to be confirmed) in satellite town, Calabar Municipality in Cross River State. The incident supposedly occurred occurred penultimate Wednesday at about 10:30 pm. Contrary to an earlier report that the kidnappers
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested seven private guards and shut three security companies in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The companies are Close Watch Security Limited, Adonai Security Limited and Excel Security and Protection Services Limited. The State Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Samuel Fadeyi
By Archibong Jeremiah Market women have taken to the street to protest the relocation of 8 Miles market from Agro Feed by Ntoe street to Timber market Ikot Enebong. The women in their large number barricaded the Calabar – Ikom highway (infront of the old market, after the Army checkpoint). The market was moved by
By Patrick Obia Some residents of Essien Street in Calabar South Local Government Area who lost their homes to fire on Wednesday are currently counting their losses. CrossRiverWatch broke the story after a victim, Ntiero Ekanem called the newsroom mistaking the contact for the Cross River State Fire Service. This Newspaper promptly called the service
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Residents of Essien street in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State are currently battling to put out a fire that is razing properties in the area. A lady who simply gave her name as Ntiero called CrossRiverWatch newsroom mistaking it for Cross River Fire Service. “Is this Cross River
By Jonathan Ugbal Ahead of the February 26, 2022 legislative by-elections, all is set for the screening of no fewer than a dozen aspirants for two legislative seats in Cross River by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Two seats; Ogoja/Yala federal constituency for the House of Representatives and Akpabuyo for
By Sylvia Felix All is set for the interment of late Dr. Esther Onoyom-Ita, the Executive Director of Society for Youth Development and Rescue Initiative (SYDRI) who passed on after a protracted illness last year. In a public announcement made available by the Director of SYDRI, Emmanuel Onoyom-Ita, there will be interdenominational funeral service “rest
By Jonathan Ugbal A China National Heavy Duty Truck Group (CNHTC) Sinotruck Howo STW10 haulage vehicle has crushed to death, a Woman sergeant in the Nigerian Police Force in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The unfortunate disaster happened at about 5:00PM at WAPI junction along the Murtala Muhammed Highway near the popular MCC by