By Jonathan Ugbal The protest by youths and women of Ukambi community over the ongoing demolition of their community farmlands for the proposed Obudu International cargo and passenger airport, has claimed one life, according to information reaching CrossRiverWatch. The victim, Mr. Raphael A. Ushie, a Chief Inspector of Nigeria Immigration Service who is also the
I hate to break it to you, but the bitter truth is that someone you know might be considering suicide right now! Mark was my uncle, my mother’s last brother. He was only two years older than me and because he grew up in my father’s house, we were very close. We shared a room
“The most repulsing action so far taken by these individuals is the pattern of what they have described as compensation. These individuals have been arbitrarily disbursing N1,500 (one thousand five hundred naira) from their back pockets as compensation for every palm tree felled and between N5000 and 15000 naira (maximum) for every cassava and yam
By CrossRiverWatch Admin When Cpl. Canice Adie, was granted a three days pass by the army authorities at the Second Brigade in Uyo Akwa Ibom state, to keep an appointment back home in Obudu in Cross River state where he hails from, little did the authorities know about his real motive. Cpl. Canice Adie, who
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Bolt (formerly Taxify), the leading on-demand transportation platform in Africa on 3rd May, 2919 launched operations in Uyo and Calabar. It is the first ride hailing service to connect passengers with drivers in these cities. The expansion move brings Bolt’s cities in Nigeria to a total of seven: the service is already
By CrossRiverWatch Admin At least 59 commercial sex workers which included 43 girls and 16 men have been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) in Calabar. Ilupeju Adebayo, Director of DSS in Cross River, who briefed reporters today Saturday in Calabar, said the girls were rounded up at 2:15 a.m Saturday morning at
By Our Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state has written to three villages in Obudu, Atiekpe, Ikwomikwu and Okambi, all neighbouring his Kakum village, appealing for their cooperation towards the commencement and speedy completion of work at a new airport the governor plans to build in Obudu. According to a letter to Clan
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman of the Governing Council, Cross River University of Technology CRUTECH, Mr. Emil Inyang has told CrossRiverWatch that he is still surprised where the media brought the word “reversed” from, when no one had been ratified as acting VC of the University. He said the ongoing confusion has only been created