by crossriverwatch admin A 24-year-old man was electrocuted on Monday while attempting to steal electricity cable in a transformer station at Government Technical College, Ikot Efanga Mkpa, 8 Miles, Calabar. When Nigerian Tribune visited the scene of the incident, his lifeless body was found hanging between high tension poles and was later brought down by
by crossriverwatch admin Nigeria’s A-list highlife music crooner, Sunny Neji, during the just concluded Democracy Day celebration, took his home state, Cross River, by storm with a back to back comedy and music entertainment show. The event, which was tagged ‘Laugh and Quench’ held at the Cultural Center, Calabar bringing together top comic and music
by crossriverwatch admin The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State has commended CrosRiverWatch on reaching the four million visitors mark in less than two years. In a statement by the Deputy State Chairman of the Party, Mr. Fidel Egoro, the party said: “When you guys started, we thought you were against the state
by crossriverwatch admin In bracing up to its task of improving ties between the military and civilians in Cross River State, the Nigerian Navy Hospital, Calabar, is leaving no stone unturned in guaranteeing maximum services to patients who rely on the hospital for various health challenges. Speaking to news men at the premises of the
by crossriverwatch admin Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River on Thursday assured that the National Sports Festival (NSF) which the state would host in Calabar in November 2014 would be open and transparent. Imoke told newsmen in Calabar that the festival would be an excellent sports outing in Nigeria. He said this was because sports,
by crossriverwatch admin An ex- convict has been caught again in the act of stealing by a combined team of the University of Calabar, UNICAL and security men and men of the Nigeria Police. The suspect whose name was not given was said to have snatched a student’s hand bag containing valuables and attempted to
by crossriverwatch admin The leaders and people of Efik Kingdom in the Cross River State (CRS), have petitioned the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Jonathan Goodluck to seek the speedy implementation of the Geneva Convention and the Kampala Convention for the protection, assistance and compensation of Internally Displaced Persons of Ikot Offiong
by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Rekpene Bassey, the Cross River State Security adviser on Tuesday had an interaction with Hausa Fulani and Muslim leaders in Calabar with respect to maintaining the secure and peaceful atmosphere for which the state is known for, top on the agenda. Mr Bassey engaged the leaders on several issues including the