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Did Hon. Legor Double Speak? BY AGBA JALINGO

By CrossRiverWatch Admin You say it… “Our rice and other agricultural produce if properly utilized will boost our economy; we need to encourage the farmers in the rural areas in particular to commercialize their farm produce and encourage more access roads which agriculture will hardly thrive without. “We need to empower our people to utilize

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Cross River Guber: APC Aspirant Paul Adah Decries ‘Destruction Of Obudu’

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former two term federal legislator, Honorable Paul Adah has decried the tearing down of Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State where he and the incumbent Governor Ben Ayade hail from. Mr. Adah who declared his intention to run for the Gubernatorial position in the 2019 general elections on the

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OBUDU: Man Tie Daughter’s Hands And Legs For Drinking His ‘Mineral’

By Aplefe Ojong A native of Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital residing in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River is currently in Police custody for tying the hands and legs of his daughter for allegedly stealing his non alcoholic beverage popularly referred to as ‘mineral.’ The man unnamed, is said to have attracted

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Crime: Stakeholders Call For Arming Of Vigilante, Finger Community Chiefs In Obudu

By Ikwen Atuaka Security personnel in Obudu local government area have called for the arming of the vigilante group with locally made pistols to tackle crime. Some members of the Vigilante currently use dane guns and following the arrest of a suspected gun runner, the Obudu Prisons Chief Mr. Obogor Jacob while speaking at a

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JUST-IN: Gun Runner Who Stocked Pistols In Garri Arrested In Obudu, Moved To Calabar

By CrossRiverWatch Admin A suspected gun runner, Emmanuel Akamabe was arrested Tuesday morning in the central motor park of Obudu local government area with two Berreta pistols. Akamabe, 32 is said to have been arrested by the park chairman, Mr. Martin ‘Makojo’ Undie at about 06:45 AM while trying to board a vehicle to Calabar.

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EXCLUSIVE: Government House Calabar Has More Policemen Than Obudu And Obanliku Divisions

By Jonathan Ugbal There are more policemen and security personnel in Government House Calabar than in Obudu and Obanliku local government areas combined findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. As at Friday, CrossRiverWatch could not confirm the exact figures from Police authorities who were inquisitive over the usefulness of the information in public domain but a rough

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Soyinka, Etsu Nupe, OBJ To Unveil Autobiography Of Nigeria’s Longest Serving Monarch, JD Agba On Saturday

By Ushang Ewa The launch and public presentation of the autobiography of the Paramount Ruler of Obudu, Uti J.D Agba is billed for Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Calabar International Convention Center, CICC. HRM Uti Agba is the longest serving monarch in Nigeria and has been Paramount Ruler of Obudu local government area of

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Refugee Management: FG, UN Hail Ayade Over Camping Of 2,400 Cameroonian Refugees

By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Following the camping of over 2,400 Cameroonian migrants at different points by the Cross River State Government, the Nigerian Government and the United Nations have commended the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade for welcoming the migrants and assisting them. The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced

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