By Jonathan Ugbal Two buildings located within the premises of the Assembly of God church at the Destination Cross River roundabout at the Murtala Muhammad highway are currently on fire. The fire which began about 25 minutes ago is said to have been either caused by a power surge or from the kitchen as the
By Aplefe Ojong In what appears like a Christmas gift, 124 new appointees have been announced by governor Ben Ayade of Cross River. A statement obtained from the governor’s office indicate that the governor has approved the 124 names for various appoinments but portfolios will be assigned by 2018. These haul takes the total tally
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A petty trader, unnamed on Friday in Calabar threatened task force staff in the ministry of environment that she will prefer being crushed by a truck than allow the task force take her means of livelihood; a business worth about NGN5,000 only. The mild drama happened at the Oando fuelling station along
By CrossRiverWatch Admin I used the word cultism only for the caption. They are gangstas and that is how I will call them throughout. Elsewhere, the Italian government is mopping up members of two Nigerian criminal gangs, the Vikings and their rival Black Axe confraternity, operating drug and prostitution rings in the Sicilian capital, Palermo.
By Ushang Ewa A student of the Cross River University of Technology simply identified as Sunday was on Saturday shot dead by suspected gangstas in a renewed rivalry. This followed the arrest of three students suspected to be members of a gang, the Supreme Vikings Confraternity (Baggers) on Friday afternoon after a brief gun battle
By Jonathan Ugbal CrossRiverWatch has exclusive photographs of staff of the Calabar Urban Development Authority flogging and manhandling a man who seems to be mentally deranged. This occurred at about 09:55 Hours at the Uddy King fueling station close to the RCC (Calabar Calabar) roundabout along the Murtala Muhammed highway in Calabar, the Cross River
By Ushang Ewa The lost café, a movie which tells a story of migration, love and discovery where the dreams of an immigrant face a complex reality will screen this Christmas in Calabar, the Cross River State capital this December, says the producer Regina Idu Udalor. Mrs. Idu disclosed this to CrossRiverWatch Thursday where she
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Some dare devil armed robbers along 8 miles, Calabar, last night intercepted a black lexus jeep, snatched the vehicle from the owner and zoomed off. The robbers numbering about five and fully armed monitored the victim from where he went to see his younger brother in a nearby street around Ekoson filling