By Sylvia Akpan Ogoja High Court has been razed down by fire in what is suspected to be a planned arson. Source of the inferno with no trace began late hours of Sunday, January 5th, 2025 in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. An investigation by CrossRiverWatch reveals that at the time of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Not more than twelve weeks and a few days after a cinema – Kada Cinema Marina Resort was renovated and commissioned by the Governor of Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu and other entourage, a yet-to-be-traced fire but viewed to be an “electrical surge” has razed down the entertainment hub. It was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin There is panic on campus as the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Registry Unit has been gutted by fire. The incident occurred on Thursday Night. Video footage shows young people calling on the fire service to come to their aid. As of press time, it was not yet known what caused the fire.
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has placed a ban on bush burning across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State. The ban is due to the harmattan season accompanied by vagaries of weather, especially in the northern and central parts of the State. This
By Frank Ulom Shops and goods worth millions of naira have been burnt down by a fire outbreak at the popular Watt Market in Calabar, Cross River State capital. CONVERSEER gathered that the incident occurred in the wee hours of Thursday 19 October 2023 when traders were still asleep in their homes. According to sources,
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent Following the fire that engulfed palm oil and pepper shops and goods worth millions of Naira destroyed in some parts of Bogobiri Community on Friday afternoon, the Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong, Jrn, and his Calabar Municipal House of Assembly member, Hon. Stanley
By Patrick Obia Some traders at the Ika Ika Oqua (Marian) market of Calabar Municipal Local Government Area, Cross River State are currently counting losses as shops and goods worth millions of Naira have been razed down by fire. The fire, according to eyewitnesses, started in the early hours of Saturday 21 January 2023 at
By Sylvia Akpan The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has apologized for the Adiabo sub-station fire outbreak. The substation on September 3, 2022, exploded into flames. TCN in a statement through its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, assured consumers that there will be a restoration of bulk power supply in the affected areas. “The