By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Government has abruptly called off the festivities for the annual leboku festival. The reason for the cancelation is not clear at press time. As at the time of filing this report, the State is yet to come clean on why the abrupt cancelation.
By Sylvia Felix And Abuh Rachael The recently concluded APC ward congresses in Cross River State has been said to be “seriously marred with widespread irregularities, malpractices, corruption and blatant disregard for the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” Mr. Odey Oyama in a complaint to the APC Ward Congress Appeals
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A sociopolitical group with the name, Ogoja/yala Amalgated Political Forum (OYAPF) has called on Chief Henry Igelle Onwe, to contest the Yala/Ogoja House of Representatives seat recently made vacant with the Appeal Court ruling in favour of its occupant, Hon. Jarigbe Agom to assume Cross River North Senate seat. A statement made
By Patrick Obia, Emmanuel Eni And Isioma Amifor Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria, Cross River State, marks this year’s World Photography Day in grand style, announce establishment of photography foundation. This year’s event with the theme, “Sustaining The Earth Treasure Through Our Lens,” entered into partnership with Canon. Flagging off the annual event, the Commissioner
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Our newsroom has just been alerted about fresh communal war between Oba and Itega Okpame in Okpoma, Yala LGA, in Northern Cross River State. Eye witnesses are reporting that the family house of the Chairman of Cross River Carnival Commission, Gabe Onah, is on fire. As at the time of filing this
By Osang Virtuos, The Epistle Kedei, Iwara Ibiang has now gone missing for 5 days. Iwara, 20, a 200 level student of the Department of Agricultural Extension/Rural Sociology of the University of Calabar was last seen on August 11, 2021. And, the Cross River State Police command declared him missing 2 days later on August
By Sylvia Felix The University of Cross River State last week unveiled it’s new logo, vision and mission statements months after Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade assented to the bill seeking for its name change on February 15, 2021. Sponsored by the leader of the ninth Assembly, Peter Odey (APC, Ogoja) the bill sought to
Weekend File is a news program on CrossRiverWatch television and radio that delves deep beyond the headlines, news, views and analysis that dominated public discourse within the week in Cross River State and the Niger Delta region. Our guest for this episode (1) is Darlington Edem, journalist and publisher of The Parchment. He is the