cross river state
Breaking News CrossRiverWatch TV Podcast Reports

Illegal Logging: Cross River Loss 11,800 Hectares Of Tree Cover In 2021

By Ogar Monday List To The Report As the activities of illegal forest loggers continue unabated in Cross River State, data by the Global Forest Watch, an open-source web application to monitor global forests in near real-time, shows that last year, Cross River State lost 11,800 hectares. Further analysis of the data showed that Akamkpa

Read More
Breaking News CrossRiverWatch TV Podcast Politics

2017 PVCs Still Uncollected In Cross River – INEC

By Asare Asare, Daily Post Listen To The Report The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that there are heaps of Permanent Voter Cards, PVC, dating back to 2017, yet to be collected by their owners in Cross River State. Head of Voter Education and Publicity for INEC in the State, Mrs. Anthonia Nwobi

Read More
Breaking News CrossRiverWatch TV Podcast Reports

Eight Killed In Renewed Nko And Onyadama Communal Crisis In Cross River

By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report No fewer than eight people have been reported dead in the age-long communal crisis between the Nko community in Yakurr and the Onyadama community in Obubra Local Government Areas of Cross River State. This is coming less than two months after both communities engaged themselves over a boundary

Read More
Breaking News CrossRiverWatch TV Education Podcast Reports

Student Caught With Marijuana, Coke Mixed With Syrup In Cross River

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Parents have been advised to watch out for their children, and the kind of company they keep as “they are leaders of tomorrow.” Mr. Ezama Castro, the Special Adviser on Education to the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Been Ayade made the call over the week when an

Read More
Breaking News Business & Economy CrossRiverWatch TV Investigation Podcast

Investigation Into Cross River State Debt Misery: How N1.4bn Illegal Foreign Loan Cannot Be Accounted For 

By Ekemini Simon, TheMail Listen To The Report In 2019, despite being the only State out of the 36 States of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory, that exceeded borrowing ceiling due to high debt burden,  Cross River State Government went on to acquire loans including an unapproved foreign loan of N1.4 billion. Yet,

Read More
Breaking News CrossRiverWatch TV Health Podcast

Two Million People To Get Insecticide Treated Nets In Cross River State

By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Cross River State Government has concluded plans to distribute 2 million insecticide-treated nets to reduce the effects of malaria on residents. The disclosure was made after the State and the United States Aids for International Development, USAID, representatives met to bridge communication gaps, commodity distribution, and accurate

Read More
Breaking News CrossRiverWatch TV Podcast Politics

APC Is Beyond Redemption – Obono-Obla, Says Senatorial Primaries A Charade

By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report A defeated Central Senatorial District aspirant under the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla says the party in Cross River State is beyond repair. Obono-Obla made the assertion on his official social media handle where he described the just concluded primary that was held at Ikom Local

Read More
Breaking News CrossRiverWatch TV Podcast Politics

Eteng Jones, Martins Orim, And Asuquo Ekpenyong Clench APC Senatorial Tickets

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jones has won the APC Central Senatorial District ticket. Also, the Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade, Martins Orim won that of the North. The immediate past Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong won the

Read More