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.
By Ushang Ewa The chairman of the Cross River council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Victor Udu has sued for professionalism by personnel of the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Police Force in the February 26th 2022 legislative by-elections in the State. Two legislative seats – Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency are up
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Brigadier General Everest Okoro has resumed as the 56th commander of the 13th Brigade, Nigerian Army Calabar. Brig. Gen. Okoro takes over from Major General Peter Malla following his promotion and subsequent transfer to head the Department of Army Administration at the Headquarters, Nigerian Army in Abuja. The Parchment, reports that during
By Jonathan Ugbal There has been an explosion at the Eburutu barracks of the Nigerian Army in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It is unclear what actually exploded but it is said to have shaken buildings nearby with the window panes and ceilings of houses in the golf view estate shattered. The explosions began