By Jonathan Ugbal At least two have sustained serious injuries as cult groups in Obudu renew rivalry. One of the victims whom CrossRiverWatch gathered is nicknamed “Lil Pee” according to a reliable source was attacked during the late hours of Sunday May 19, 2015 at the 9ice (pronounced nice) bite restaurant behind Mega Hilton hotel
By Jonathan Ugbal Water is an essential commodity and one of the basic needs of living things with humans in particular, utilizing it in various ways ranging from bathing to drinking, cooking to laundry and many other things. Over the years Cross Riverians like others have sought for it from several sources with the Cross
By Thankgod Inyang Following the suspension of the about 6 months old strike by the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU after a middle ground was reached by the union and the Cross River State government, CrossRiverWatch visited the main campus of the institution (Calabar campus) to
By Archibong Jeremiah “I like to use the word perceived challenges, everybody has the right to perceive that there is problem”. That is an assertion by the Paramount Ruler of the Efut nation (Calabar South), Cross River State, His Royal Highness Muri Munene, Effiong Mbukpa when contacted by CrossRiverWatch to share his challenges with the
By Kanjal Godshield As part of the strategy for the increase in productivity and labor, the United Cement Company of Nigeria Limited, UNICEM is spending over N9billion in the construction of a 20-kilometre concrete and asphalt paved road to link two federal roads for easy evacuation of cement in its’ line II cement plant in
By Jonathan Ugbal In what is seemingly the first of its kind in the history of crimes committed in Obudu local government area, a businessman and proprietor of Sunday and Andoya aluminum company, Mr. Sunday Anagwe has been kidnapped. Mr. Anagwe CrossRiverWatch gathered from sources close to his immediate family was kidnapped at about 12am
By Edima Frank Ikang Market, the biggest grocery market in Bakassi local government of Cross River State was gutted by fire in the early hours of this morning. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the fire which began at about 2:30am this morning (Monday), consumed a huge section of the market. Different respondents adduced different reason for the
A Few More To Do Things Before May, 29th…. Before I finish writing this piece, it would be Monday, the 18th of May, 2015. That would be 11 days before the 29th handover date. I stopped the count down because I need some people to be around to hand over on that day. Not to