By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has expressed sadness over the sudden death of Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, who until his passing, was Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army. Describing the death of Lagbaja as a great loss to the Nigerian Army, the military, and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Two communities in Yala Local Government Area of northern Cross River State, Ugaga and Igbekurekor are currently at war with each other, information reaching CrossRiverWatch shows. The conflict started last weekend, Tim Ugaga Esq, the President of the Ugaga Family Union, says. “It is about land and boundaries. It is unfortunate that
By Musa Umar Bologi, Nation Newspaper The Army has said that it detained Lance Corporal Musa Adamu, a soldier with the Amphibious Training School, Calabar, Cross River State, for violating some provisions of the Armed Forces Act and not because he changed his faith. The Army made the clarification in a statement by the Director
By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper The Idum Mbube community and Ekikienkpong family in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State, have petitioned the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Faruk Yahaya, and the Cross River State Police Command over the alleged killing of their son, Joseph Peter Okpe, in Ogoja by troops drafted
The dilemma of oversighting the commercial ventures of Nigerian military A call to look beyond the veil of Nigerian Military’s welfare and commercial platforms Is this a ‘blackhole’ in Nigeria’s security financing? Editor’s note: There is a paradox today that the more the government spends on the security and defence sector, the more insecure Nigerians feel.
By Eyo Charles, Daily Trust Newspaper Listen To The Report Militants of Ambazonia, a separatist group in South West Cameroon, have killed at least 20 people in a community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. Chief Cletus Obun, a former member of Cross River House of Assembly and an aspirant for House
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report It was a tragic afternoon in the city of Calabar, capital of Cross River State as an Army truck loaded with personnel was involved in a fatal accident. The accident which is said to claim the lives of the personnel and several injured occurred hours ago at Bebobsco
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching CrossRiverWatch newsroom suggests that no fewer than three people have been injured after the Nigerian Army opened fire on youths in Alesi community of Ikom Local Government Area. A communal clash broke out yesterday between the farming communities of Alesi and Ochon in Ikom and Obubra Local Government Areas respectively.