By Sylvia Eta Two naval ratings were at the weekend reportedly beheaded by sea pirates on the high sea along the Calabar-Oron waterways, in Akwa Ibom State. CrossRiverWatch gathered that while a gang of armed pirates operating on the sea noticed that two of the passengers in the Calabar-Uyo bound commercial boat they were robbing
by crossriverwatch admin It doesn’t come as a surprise when one mentions slavery in our world today. We are people who suffered it in the past; many people watched their own brothers and sisters taken away into the chains of this monster. It wasn’t over, a fight began, many voices were heard, many lives were
by our correspondent The Calabar Union in the United Kingdom, UK held their Annual Cultural Night last Saturday, September 13, 2014. The occasion was intended to draw Efik indigenes across the UK to a cultural reunion and reawakening. The occasion was also used to raise an undisclosed amount of money in aid of a Leper
by Caroline Edet in Abuja Cross River born Police Chief, AIG Mathew Mbu who was former Commissioner of Police in Rivers State has described himself as a leopard who was able to tame the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi who Mbu described as a Leopard. Mathew Mbu who went on to become Commissioner of Police
by Akpan Udosen The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) election at Asaba, Delta State yesterday ended in a stalemate after the position for the President was said to have been filled. Scanty information reaching CrossRiverWatch indicates that after the election for the post of the President was carried out, some group of students who
by crossriverwatch admin As expected, the Annual Senator Victor Ndoma Egba Scholarship Scheme today distributed 73million Naira to indigent students selected from Cross River Central Senatorial District with a promise that beneficiaries who do well in their academic pursuit are guaranteed employment after their one year youth service. The promise to get jobs for beneficiaries
by crossriverwatch admin Boarder communities in Biase, Obubra, Boki and Obudu Local government areas of Cross River state have called on government to provide them with more security and other social amenities in the Area. Representatives of the communities spoke with journalists when the Cross River State Boarder Community Development Commission led by its Chairman,
by crossriverwatch admin The incessant traffic congestion along Calabar- Odukpani highway mostly during mid week and some weekends has continued to bring untold hardship to both commuters and other users of the highway. The road which is the only entrance into Calabar, the capital of Cross River State was last Wednesday brought to a standstill