By Archibong Jeremiah Over the weekend (Friday) in Calabar South, Calabar Cross River State, a suspected armed robber was again set ablaze. The suspected robber according to residents at Abuo street by Foster where he was burnt, was chased by the local vigilante group from Edgerly by Ballentine and finally caught at Abuo by Foster
By Jonathan Ugbal/Frank Edima/Christiana Alawa/Elijah Ugani The PDP Senatorial candidate of the northern senatorial district and first term house of representatives member for Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in the national assembly, Rose Okoji Oko was yesterday absent from her party’s campaign flag-off in Ogoja, fuelling the speculation that she is seriously ill and out of the
by crossriverwatch admin Calabar, the capital of Cross River State has become Nigeria’s first digital city following the completion of installation of its metropolitan dark fibre optic network infrastructure. This feat was accomplished via a partnership between the Cross River State Government and telecommunications giant, MTN. The infrastructure which consists of 120km of 96 core
By Our Editorial Team We, in CrossRiverWatch have every reason to thank the Creator for preserving us, all the good people of Cross River State and other Nigerians that we have successfully burst into 2015 and are full of expectation that we shall see many more years to come. We sincerely salute you our people
By Jonathan Ugbal In a bid to develop local content and boost internally generated revenue, the Cross River State Tourism Bureau has signed a musical agreement with the Rising Stars Cross Band. The agreement which will see the band become the official musical partner of the state’s tourism bureau, has a clause which will see
By Laureta Akpan All seems set for Senator Benedict Ayade to emerge as the PDP governorship flag bearer in Cross River state with the shunning of the primary by Prince Jedy Agba and the stepping down of other aspirants this evening for the Senator. Voting is currently ongoing at the U.J. Esuene Stadium and
By Jeremiah Archibong Information reaching CrossRiverWatch say an early morning explosion rocked the fence behind the PDP secretariat in Calabar. Security men have cordoned off the building and the heavy presence of security operatives is stopping people from gaining access to the place. Details will follow shortly.
By Sylvia Etta in Calabar/John Ushie in Abuja They are indications that the National Working Committee of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in a dramatic twist this afternoon may have cancelled results of the November 1, 2014 Local Government Ad hoc Delegates Congresses in three states including Cross River State. It will be recalled