By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, has flagged off the construction of a 10-kilometer Ndok Junction-Mbube-Okubushuyu road in Ogoja Local Government Area. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony at Ekumtak-Mbube in Ogoja LGA on Saturday, 2nd August, 2024, Governor Otu, represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey,
By Favour Adinya The Cross River State Police Command has clarified a sad motor accident that occurred on April 24, 2025, along Abakpa/Igoli Road in Ogoja Local Government Area. The incident involved a BMW vehicle with registration number AKD 900 GD, driven by one Bassey Precious in the company of one Caleb Fidelis Okem. According
By Glory Odey And Beatrice Ori The aromas are oozing from different directions, the drummers are set with their sticks to play the melodies, the dancers are ready to dance to the rhythms, spectators are anxious to cheer, while the traditional new yam displays are on queues waiting for the king to declare open the
By Patrick Obia A yet-to-be-identified three young men have been allegedly set ablaze by angry mobs in a community in Cross River State, Nigeria. The jungle justice happened in the early hours of Friday 5th April, 2024 at Ekpugrinya junction of Ogoja Local Government Area of the State. According to a Facebook user, the mobs
By Jonathan Ugbal The Senator representing Cross River North in the 10th National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe on Sunday said he will do more than what he has been celebrated for in the past. The third-term lawmaker made this known on the sidelines of his thanksgiving ceremony at Ogoja where he lamented the quality of
By Godwin Otang Not less than 18 secondary school teachers and 52 students in Cross River State have been trained by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) in partnership with the Cross River State Ministry of Education and the UNHCR in Ogoja Local Government Area of the State. Held at the premises of St. Catherine
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The management of Thomas McGettrick Institute of Technology, Ogoja has revealed plans to upgrade the institution into a full-fledged University. The Institute located in Moniaya, Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State, is set to be changed to Thomas McGattrick University, Ogoja this year, 2024. This was revealed recently to CrossRiverWatch
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has approved the appointment of six persons into the College of Nursing Sciences, Ogoja. The appointees are Dr. Teresa Achi Osaji as Chairman, Mr. Simon Ejue Bisong as Member, Mr. Obo Rex as member, Dr. Idang Ojong-Member, Mr. Michael Ibua