By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspaper The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the campaign visit of the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to Calabar, the Cross River State, has announced that all is set to host him in a town hall meeting with stakeholders in the South-South
By Jonathan Ugbal On Friday, Nigeria’s oldest civil aviation company, Aero contractors resumed flying the Calabar route from Lagos and Abuja after it halted flights into the Cross River State capital for eight months. The airline had halted flights into the city before it stopped scheduling services on July 20, 2022, over financial difficulties. The
By Jonathan Ugbal A businessman, Mr. Cletus Uyah based in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, and a betting company, Bet9ja are currently embroiled in a bitter relationship after the gambling corporation failed to pay him over ₦650,000 he won in two bets placed. The businessman told CrossRiverWatch that he hoped to invest part of
By Bassey Aniekan, The Will The All Progressives Congress has held its South-South zonal women’s rally, in support of its Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The rally, which was held at the Main Bowl of the UJ Esuene Stadium, attracted several dignitaries. In her speech, Beta Edu, the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore on Friday, in Calabar the Cross River State capital, described as an anathema, the decision to have a uniform national building code for the entire country. Sowore who stated this while addressing attendees at the 62nd
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Men of the Nigerian Army have assaulted a Police Traffic Warden in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State. The Army men who drove in convoy left the Traffic Warden bleeding from her head. The incident occurred at the traffic post along Murtala Muhammad Highway by Mobil filling station. The Traffic Warden explained in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The management of ABC Transport Plc has stated that the purported letter of an apology being claimed by the Cross River State Police Command as coming from it, was obtained under duress from one of its Managers who was among those detained under dehumanizing conditions by the Anti Kidnapping Squad & Cultism
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Gunmen alleged to be Fulani herdsmen have kidnapped 9 travelers in Cross River State. Eyewitnesses said they opened fire on their vehicle along Calabar-Ugep road, and 9 were kidnapped. The incident happened between 3:30PM and 4PM yesterday, Monday, 14, November 2022. The Police are yet to comment. Watch eyewitnesses recount of what