By Aplefe Ojong Cross Riverians and road users living along and plying the Ugep-Alesi section of the Calabar-Ikom highway have complained about the pace of rehabilitation work on that section of the road currently been handled by SERMATECH Nigeria limited. This is coming less than a month after the construction company began asphalting the road,
By Laureta Akpan Transport fares across Cross River State have risen astronomically following the lingering scarcity of fuel with almost all the fueling stations selling almost double the regulated N86 and N86.50k for major and independent marketers respectively CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Findings revealed that excluding the NNPC fuelling stations in Calabar, Ikom and Ogoja
By Inyali Peter, Calabar The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State in the last general election, Mr. Odey Ochicha has challenged the state governor Senator Ben Ayade to face governance and stop the promises which he described as “noise”. Ochicha who made the call recently during a private visit
By Ushang Ewa The Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) team posted to Obudu and operating along the Indi-Abeb and Bebuagbong axis of the Obudu-Utugwang-Abuochiche road now demand between 50 to 100 Naira daily from commercial and private motorcyclists and motorists respectively, as ‘Pass’ CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Investigations by CrossRiverWatch reveal that the said team which
By Oto-Obong Clement The management of the indigenous rap group Okpo Rekordz says it never believed people outside the shores of Nigeria would yearn to listen to their content which popularizes life in the streets of Calabar with most of their lyrics in Efik, their mother tongue. The manager of the label, Ephraim Inyang who
By Nicolas Kalu, Nation In a bid to increase the capacity of participating boys and girls to learn, exercise agency, protect their health, graduate and earn their certificate and optimize their potentials, the Four Pillars PLUS Project has been launched in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The Four Pillars PLUS Project is a three-year
By Archibong Jeremiah The remains of an unknown elderly man believed to between age 50 and 60 has been found dead at the St. Patrick College (SPC) bus stop by the Murtala Mohammed high way, Calabar. The man thought to have been forcefully evicted by his landlord, according to neighbours, died this Easter morning after
By CrossRiverWatch admin Youths in Abi local government area have called for a lasting solution to the land crisis facing some communities in the council area which has led to the loss of lives and property over the years. The youths under the aegis of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Abi chapter made this