By Inyali Peter Worried by the security challenges confronting some states in the South Eastern part of the country, Cross River State youths have warned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the group agitating for the sovereign state of Biafra to steer clear of the state. The State Chairman of National Youths Council of Nigeria
By CrossRiverWatch admin Bandits on Friday operated in Calabar freely for over three hours, killing an unidentified Inspector of Police that led a team to stop the robbery operations at a popular hotel located behind the headquarters of the Zone 6 Police Command. The robbers also shot another policeman at the same hotel before making
By Ogar Monday The Nigeria International Kukkiwon Taekwondo Master Course and Hanmadang Referee course to train instructors in Taekwondo has been held in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. Speaking through an interpreter at the opening ceremony, President, World Taekwondo Academy Prof. Kim Hyung Sung said he was grateful and indeed elated that the Hanmadang
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani has said that he is irredeemably ashamed of the communal war between his village, Nko and neighbouring Mkpani, the home town of a former governor of the state, Mr. Clement Ebri, all in Yakurr Local Government of Cross River state. At the
By Utang Bassey The level of snatching of valuables by touts, gangsters, street urchins and the dreaded skolombo boys in some areas of Calabar south axis of Cross River’s capital city continues to rise with students of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, fast becoming easy targets. Also, the number of break-ins while people
By CrossRiverWatch admin President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed yet another Cross Riverian, Barrister Okoi Obono Obla as his Special Assistant on Prosecution. In a letter signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engineer Babachir David Lawal, and also sighted by CrossRiverWatch, Chief Obla was informed that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved his
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The government of Cross River State has directed the Onyadama and Enyima communities of Obubra and Yakurr local government areas to evacuate the disputed land between the two communities which led to a communal crisis recently. “Nobody from Onyadama or Enyima goes into that land until the Boundary Commission
By Ogar Monday, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has inaugurated five ad hoc Committees to appraise the 1st quarter performance of the 2016 approved budget of the State. The Committees are to confirm all revenue targets as provided for in the 2016 Appropriation Bill, assess actual monthly performance for