by crossriverwatch admin Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu who re-emerged the Obong of Calabar on Monday after he was dethroned by the Appeal Court sitting in Calabar on Thursday last week said his re-emergence as the Obong of Calabar was an act of God and there is nothing his enemies can do about it. Edidem
by crossriverwatch admin On Tuesday July 18th, 2013, General Electric, (GE), one of the top ten global conglomerates in the world performed the ground breaking ceremony at the Calabar Free Trade Zone to flag off the construction of its factory in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Mr Jon Rice, the global vice chairman of
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, the official broadcast medium of Cross River State has for the 4th time lost its anti –lightening equipment to thieves. The multi -million Naira equipment which was located beside the power generating plant to protect the buildings and broadcast equipment from lightening was removed from its place on
by crossriverwatch admin The Etuboms’ Traditional Council, the Efik King making body has pledged its willingness to obey the ruling of the Court of Appeal which on Thursday nullified the processes through which the Edidem Abasi Otu was crowned the Obong of Calabar. In a press statement on Friday from the Palace of the Obong
by crossriverwatch admin The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar today, Thursday ordered a fresh selection process to fill the revered stool of the Obong of Calabar presently occupied by Etubom Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu. The lead judgement read by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba and confirmed by Justice Uzo Ndukwe-Anyawu and Onyekachi Otisi upheld the
by crossriverwatch admin The three days warning strike by junior oil industry workers is causing severe hardship on motorists and commuters in Calabar the Cross River State capital. The fuel scarcity has hit the city since Monday following the strike by Natural Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, over their disagreement with major
by crossriverwatch admin Few weeks after the Nigeria Meteorological Agency NIMET warned about excessive rainfall that may lead to flooding in parts of Cross River and some other States, the people of Calabar woke up this morning, Monday to meet flooded streets resulting from early morning torrential downpour. The rains which commenced around 5:30am on
by crossriverwatch admin Bassey Ekpo Efiok , the son of ex-post Master General of Nigeria , Etubom Ekpenyong Efiok has been arrested by the police in Calabar for raping 7 Year old girl, (name withheld) whose father is a tenant in the Efiok’s house. The incident, according to Patrick Eyo Ita, father of the victim,