By Kelvin Ololo Residents and motorists plying the Awi axis of Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State have raised concerns over a decomposing body of an unidentified man lying on the highway for four days, warning that the situation poses a serious environmental and public health risk. The body, suspected to be that
By Bright Effiong The Cross River State Government has announced that movement of people and vehicles will be restricted across the state from 7: AM to 10:AM on Saturday, July 25, 2026, for the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. In a public service announcement signed and issued by the Commissioner of Environment, Hon. Moses Osogi, residents
By Kelvin Ololo Walking into Ikot Effanga Mkpa Okom Community, one would wonder if he has found himself in the valley of death trapping the spirit, soul and body. Once it is raining season, the community located in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River State, lives in fear and loses sleep to a
By Kelvin Ololo As the rainy season is fast approaching, residents in the Calabar metropolis of Cross River State have expressed fear and concern over old trees along some major streets and highways in the state capital. Some of them who spoke to CrossRiverWatch traced their concerns to the windstorm that hit the city on
By Favour Adinya The Government of Cross River State has announced the statewide monthly environmental sanitation exercise scheduled for Saturday, 29th March 2025. In a public service announcement, the Honourable Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Moses Osogi, urged all business owners and residents to actively engage in the cleaning and evacuation of waste from their neighborhoods
By Patrick Obia On April 20, 2024, a tragedy unfolded in Shikpeche, a quiet community nestled in Bishiri North, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. What should have been another day of labor turned fatal for Peter Shinong and Emmanuel Ushikeh, two young men who died while working in an illegal mining pit.
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent In a move aimed at strengthening its commitment to addressing Climate Change and the Green Economy Commission law of Cross River State, the Government of Cross River State, has constituted two statutory bodies – the state council on climate change and the state Green Economy Commission. A press release
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed the Green Economy Commission Bill 2024 into law. The bill an Executive initiative, was presented by a special committee led by Rt. Honorable Francis Bassey Asuquo, who represents the Odukpani State Constituency and the leader of the House. The newly