By CrossRiverWatch Admin A statement released in Calabar this afternoon by the Cross River state Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Mr. John Ulafor, has announced a long list of appointees by Governor Ben Ayade, into caretaker committees for the 18 LGAs in the state otherwise described as the Local Government Security Committees. The short statement
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Community Health Officer in charge of the primary health facility in Katchuan Irruan, Boki Local government in central Cross River state, Helen Bankong and her colleague, Theresa Odu, have been arrested by detectives from the Okundi division over the theft of a new born baby they delivered in the facility. The
By Ushang Ewa With barely thirteen days to the 2019 presidential election, the association of white witches in Nigeria, AWWN, has finally endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar as the next President of the country. Spokesman of the association, Dr. Iboi Okhue,told Sunday Independent in an exclusive telephone chat that, the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal high court sitting in Abuja, yesterday Thursday, restrained INEC from publishing any names other than Usani Usani, Ukandi Iknakefa, Krees Ojonido as the duly elected candidates for the All progressive Congress for the governorship, Senate, House of representatives and House of Assembly. Ruling in a motion on notice, which has
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, has named Obudu born cop, Anthony Ugbizi Michael, among the six new DIGs sent to the Police Service Commission yesterday, for confirmation. Until his latest appointment, Ugbizi who hails from Bebuabung village in Obudu, Cross River state was Commissioner in charge of Delta State
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC and senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC for the Central Senatorial District in the February 2019 general elections, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has stated his strong commitment to facilitate the return of lasting peace in the Bahumono communities of
By Ushie Adagbo Dr. Vincent Ushie, the personal physician to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state was attacked and robbed by armed robbers on Thursday 17 January 2019 along Gboko road in Benue state. CrossRiverWatch gathered that Dr. Ushie was returning from an event in Abuja when he was waylaid and dispossessed of all
CrossRiverWatch has confirmed that gunshots are currently renting the air along Anderson street in Obudu as members of rival criminal gangs have again engaged themselves in a duel. The cause of the latest fracas is not known yet but a government official just informed this reporter that the Police and the Army have been mobilized