The governor of Cross River state in southern Nigeria claimed that only 1.1% of total crime in Nigeria was committed in his state, making it the safest in the country. The best statistics available from the National Bureau of Statistics don’t back up the governor’s claims – 1.61% of all crimes in the country are
By Agency Reporter The Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CRS-SUBEB), has suspended Ikwa Bassey Eteng a primary school teacher of Migrant Government School, Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area, for defrauding members of the public worth thousands of naira during the Board’s recruitment exercise. One of his victims, Mercy Oduba said she paid over
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Clan Head of Usumotong Community in Abi local government area of Cross River State, HRH Chief Stephen Eremi, says reports that his people beheaded two persons from neighbouring Ebom Community in the same area, are false. Eremi rather alleged the two beheaded persons were from Usumutong, and were killed by the
Recently, ‘Cross Riverians’ once again beheld the sordid pictures of a student of the State-owned University who was brutally hacked to death in cold blood right in front of his faculty building, after finishing his exams. This senseless killing adds to the endless list of unresolved murders in both the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and
By Agba Jalingo AAC Founder, Omoyele Sowore has urged other State chapter of the new party to emulate the Cross River wing in holding Government accountable. Sowore made the call in an exclusive interview with this reporter where he noted that Government at all level must be held accountable. Watch report on CrossRiverWatch TV;
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams has condemned the renewed communal crisis between the Ebom and the Usumutung communities in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. In a statement by his Press Secretary, Mr. Hope Obeten, the Speaker expressed regrets that the two sister
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The African Action Congress AAC in Cross River state is dismayed by reports of ongoing communal crises in Cross River state and the mindless absence of the “Father of the State”, Governor Ben Ayade, who is reported by the media to be away in Europe. Yesterday, the entire local and national media
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has donated relief materials worth millions of Naira to victims of communal crisis in Abi local government area of the state. The agency donated the materials following the communal conflict that erupted between Usumutong, Ediba and Afafanyi communities in Abi local government area on January 2,