By Ogar Monday A report by two non-governmental organizations, We The People and the Rainforest Resources Development Centre (RRDC), have indicted 79 companies and individuals, including Dansa Allied Agro, a subsidiary of Dangote Group, Wilmar International, the Cross River State Government for the continuous depletion of the forest in the State. The 23-page report highlighted
By Patrick Obia The Government of Cross River State and some individuals have been accused of turning a blind eye to deforestation and massive illegal wood logging across the State. This was the takeaway from “Combating Drivers of Deforestation in Cross River State; Workshop and Validation of Research Findings,” organized by Center for Social Studies
By CrossRiverWatch Adnin Adewale Adeleke, the son of Billionaire, Adedeji Adeleke, and also the brother of Singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has tied the knots in Calabar. The singer’s brother had his traditional wedding ceremony to his wife, Kani yesterday, Friday, December 13th, and celebrations continued today. Photos from the beautiful ceremony were
By Patrick Obia A truck suspected to be Dangote vehicle (with Dangote sticker at the door) has knocked down two brothers and crushed a four years old to death in Calabar South. The incident which took place at Ekpo Abasi roundabout at about 1:45 PM, Friday with eyewitnesses said the driver of the truck who
by crossriverwatch admin Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State governor on Friday morning had to pull over his convoy to behold the tragic scene in which a coffin maker and five other persons were crushed to death by a Dangote truck at Orira village, Biase LGA along the Calabar Ikom – Highway. The truck
by crossriverwatch admin The sharp bend on the hill directly facing the defunct Chinese wood logging company, Wemco has claimed three haulage trucks belonging to multi-billion dollar conglomerate, Dangote Plc in the month of April 2014. The bend which is on a slope is dangerous and tricky to negotiate particularly for speeding vehicles and often