By CrossRiverWatch Admin Despite the assurance of peace and the deployment of troops to make the state truly the “Peoples Paradise”, especially in warring communities by the state government, the frequent communal crisis between Alesi, Ekukunela and Agbaragba communities in Ikom and Ochon, Isabang and Odonget communities in Obubra LGAs, respectively have gone unabated. The
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent As part of efforts to restore peace in warring communities in Cross River, the State Government has unveiled decisive measures to bring a permanent end to the age-long dispute between the Alesi/Ekukunela/Agbaragba and Ochon/Isabang/Odonget communities in Ikom and Obubra Local Government Areas. The measures are coming after weeks of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Between 2001 and 2023, 138 million hectares (Mha) of global tree cover were lost to fires, while 350 Mha were cleared due to other causes, according to Global Forest Watch. In 2023 alone, fire-related losses peaked at 11.9 Mha. In Cross River State, Nigeria, one of West Africa’s richest biodiversity zones, this
By Godwin Otang As communal conflict continues unabated in Cross River State Communities which is mostly on boundary dispute, a fresh attack resurfaced between Ofonagama, a neighboring Community in Obubra, and Nnaorokpa Community in Nta-Nselle in Ikom Local Government Areas, respectively has reportedly left three persons dead and four others injured. CrossRiverWatch learned that two