By Jonathan Ugbal More members of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in northern Cross River last week defected to the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade commenced his reelection campaign in the five local government areas of the senatorial district. The campaigns which kicked off Tuesday in Wanokom, Ukelle
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has sworn in two former chairmen of Calabar Municipal and Obanliku local government areas as commissioners. They are, Ntufam Donatus Etim who served as Chairman of Calabar Municipal and Dr. Godwin Amanke, also known as ‘Timaya’ who served and was later sacked as
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch has been able to obtain the identities of the gangsters who went to seize late China gold from her apartment in beating and dragging her to the cyclists park where she was roasted to death. The trio have been named as: 1. Monday Ogar alias ‘Reverend’ 2. Ikwen Sunny Awusha alias ‘Immortal’
By CrossRiverWatch Admin On Friday 28 December 2018, a young lady and graduate from the Federal College of Education FCE Obudu, Vivian Okpara alias “China gold” was forcefully seized from her apartment by some guys, stripped naked, beaten and dragged to the cyclists park in Obudu and roasted to ashes while a huge crowd watched.
By Aplefe Ojong Not fewer than four suspected gangsters have been arrested in Obanliku over the murder of one person. CrossRiverWatch gathered that last night, some group of gangsters got into a fight in Obanliku, about 23 kilometers from Obudu, where they left one dead. The police later arrested 4 suspects who were detained at
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that as a son of the Northern Senatorial District of the State, it is his desire to strengthen the people of the area to become more cohesive and united. “I will focus on the dual carriage way from Mfom down to
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The 2019 re-election bid of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Monday received a huge boost as the State’s traditional rulers’ council threw its weight behind him for a second term, while declaring the state as wholly Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Chairman of the council and Paramount
By Rose Ofem Pastor Mayowa Olawale, a Pastor with the Akai, Ikot-Idhie parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Calabar Municipal was on Tuesday stabbed by unknown miscreants shortly after retiring from church. His mother (name withheld) told CrossRiverWatch that she was informed by concerned residents after the incident occurred between 5:00 and