By Godwin Otang, Sylvia Akpan, And Etido Okon Following the current heat waves being witnessed across the country, the first drop of rain has greeted the city of Calabar, the capital city of Cross River, Nigeria, leaving residents with a leap of excitement. Residents in divergent views say the downpour witnessed on Wednesday (last night)
has been going to sit by the roadside along Ekorinim by First Bank Road, near the State Ministry of Works, to see if she can grab the attention of the State Governor who passes through that road to work.
By Ushang Ewa A pothole along Yellow Duke Street which defied two interventions during the administration of Governor Ben Ayade currently stares the Bassey Otu’s administration while repairs of roads ahead of the yuletide progress in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The rehabilitation of some sections of roads in the Calabar metropolis commenced a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Amateur footage has shown the moment some Senior Secondary Two (SS2) students allegedly imported gangsters to fight their senior counterpart – Senior Secondary Three (SS3) in Government College Ikot Ansa, Calabar, Cross River State. In the video that shows a rowdy scene, some students are seen fighting with sticking and what is
By Precious Odey A 400-level student of the Department of Political Science, University of (UNICAL), has been allegedly shot dead by a gang of armed robbers on Tuesday morning in Calabar. Eyewitnesses told CrossRiverWatch, that the student identified as Odey Michael Efenji, was shot on Tuesday 21 November, 2023, along Goldie Street Calabar by a
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has frowned at the seemingly intractable dispute over the Kingship of the Efik Nation and the contention for the Stool of the Obong of Calabar since 2008. Governor Bassey Otu notes that the Stool of the Obong of Calabar is about six centuries old,
By Patrick Obia Good-spirited youths in Nyangasang Community, Calabar Municipal Local Government of Cross River State have foiled, and apprehended some gang members of kidnappers as well as rescued their victim – Mrs. Caroline Bassey. The incident which happened at about 11.30 am on Saturday 4th November 2023 was masterminded by kidnappers who came in
By Godwin Otang Two suspected members of kidnapper gangs have been arrested through the combined efforts of youths and the Police in Calabar Municipal and Etung Local Government Areas of Cross River State. Although the two suspects have been handed over to the Police with sources saying the suspects were arrested in two separate operations