By David Nsa and Philip Agba The General Manager of Sparkling 92.3 FM Calabar, Mr. Effiong Nyong has called on the Cross River State Government to create an enabling environment for Journalists to carry out their constitutional obligation. Mr. Nyong gave the charge in a press briefing as part of activities to mark the stations
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested four internet fraudsters in Calabar, Cross River State, following two seperate raids carried out in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday morning operation led to the arrest of a known “yahoo” kingpin, Akpojivi
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Bolt (formerly Taxify), the leading on-demand transportation platform in Africa on 3rd May, 2919 launched operations in Uyo and Calabar. It is the first ride hailing service to connect passengers with drivers in these cities. The expansion move brings Bolt’s cities in Nigeria to a total of seven: the service is already
By CrossRiverWatch Admin At least 59 commercial sex workers which included 43 girls and 16 men have been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) in Calabar. Ilupeju Adebayo, Director of DSS in Cross River, who briefed reporters today Saturday in Calabar, said the girls were rounded up at 2:15 a.m Saturday morning at
By Archibong Jeremiah Selected journalists (Editors, Correspondents and Reporters) have been trained in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on “Fact-Checking”. The two days capacity building was organized by Africa Check with support from the U.S Consulate General, Lagos in Partnership with the International Press Centre. The Nigeria Editor of Africa Check, Mr. David Ajikobi
By Ilam Patricia Nestle Nigeria PLC has launched three new Maggi seasonings in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. The Maggi seasonings launched recently in Calabar is intended to meet daily tasty needs of Nigerians as well as promote and create awareness about healthy lifestyles, cooking and dieting says a Business Influencer, Varalyn Chineye. She
By Efa Sunday Information reaching out newsroom confirms that Bennedict and Linda Ayade has lost their mother. CrossRiverWatch learnt that the inmate of Afokang Prison whose twins was named after the first family of the State died of complicated labour and postpartum morbidity, early hours of yesterday as confirmed by ASP Effangha Etim, Public Relations
By Emmanuel Unah A Thirty year old man, Edet Essien Inyang has been apprehended by the Police in Calabar for attempting to sell two of his children. According to a source, Clement Ekem, Edet took his two children, one male and one female to Murray Street where he sought for buyers to enable his raise