By Eyo Charles Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State, Ntufam John Okon and Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State yesterday in Calabar hailed His Holiness, Olumba Olumba Obu, the spiritual leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, for promoting Bishop James Crawford Ellebe, an American citizen who has been
By Christiana Ukung Alawa Governor Ayade’s signature projects have received another accolade from members of Hoteliers Association of Cross River State who said the projects will revamp the dwindling fortunes of hotels and tourism business in the State. The association gave the commendation recently at a press briefing in Calabar while announcing plans to host
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Calabar on Thursday received 522 illegal migrants repatriated from Gabon to Nigeria. The CrossRiverWatch gathered that the illegal migrants were repatriated for not having valid travelling documents. Speaking, Cross River Comptroller of NIS, Mrs Funke Adeuyi, said that the illegal migrants were repatriated from Gabon after
By Jonathan Ugbal Floods to anybody resident in Calabar, the Cross River State capital have become a recurring decimal over the years as ravines and gully erosions have sacked communities with attendant loss of lives and properties running into several hundreds of millions if not billions of Naira. The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project
By CrossRiverWatch admin CrossRiverWatch investigation has revealed that the controversial airplane belonging to the Cross River State Government is still undergoing some refurbishment at the Aero Contractors hanger at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos. CrossRiverWatch investigators were granted rare access into the aircraft to inspect the level of work. The 70 seater Dash 8-Q200
By Jeremiah Archibong Air Peace, one of the new airlines in the country has commenced daily commercial flights from Abuja and Lagos to the Margaret Ekpo International Aiport in Calabar CrossRiverWatch can report. Aero Contractors which has been travelling the Calabar-Lagos route for years now has also concluded arrangements to commence the Calabar-Abuja route from
By Ushang Ewa A lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Engineer Stephen Tekum was yesterday arrested by men of the Department of State Security, DSS while delivering a lecture in the institution for extorting students. CrossRiverWatch gathered that Stephen was arrested while delivering a lecture at
By Jeremiah Archibong Men of the Anti-Corruption Unit, Cross River State Police Headquarters, Calabar have been petitioned to the State Commissioner of Police Henry Fadairo for allegedly violating the fundamental human rights of a former APC candidate for the Cross River State House of Assembly in the last election, Mr. Akwaji Omang Henry. Mr. Akwaji