By Jonathan Ugbal A strange disease has broken out in 3 communities of Ogoja local government area of northern Cross River State. Ogoja is over 280 kilometers north of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The communities in question share a common water source a statement from the ministry of health said. “The strange illness
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The leader of the Hausa community in Ogoja local government area of northern Cross River State, Alhaji Yakubu Adamu says his ascension to the throne of “Sarki Hausa Ogoja” will bring a new lease of life to his people. Adamu in a message to CrossRiverWatch said that; “My promise to my people is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Political naming ceremonies are usually happy occasions. In the days of yore when the Nigerian military hierarchy created or ‘dashed’ those who lobbied most local government areas and states, such gestures brought the beneficiaries a sense of belonging despite the gapping national (in)cohesiveness. Nothing signposts the feeling of joy and the ecstasy
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The House of Representatives yesterday adopted a motion sponsored by Mr. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency of Cross River State) on the urgent need to investigate the huge debts owed the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) by some major and independent oil marketers. Jarigbe had alleged that “there is a connivance
By Ogar Monday Motorist plying Mbok to Abouchiche axis of the Calabar-Ogoja road will soon heave a sigh of relief as contractors handling the rehabilitation of the road mobilized to site two years after the contract was awarded. The road has been rendered impassable for a long time, causing traffic gridlock and multiplying travel time
By CrossRiverWatch admin 10 Members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB who staged a peaceful rally on May 30 at the Ikom Stadium calling for the creation of the Biafra have been arrested by the Cross River State Police command. CrossRiverWatch learnt that the police moved into their
Inyali Peter, Calabar Barely three days after some Cross Riverians appealed to the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to intervene in the conflict between Yakurr and Obubra communities, another communal war involving three villages in Ogoja Local Government Area of the state has birthed. Okpagada and Mbagede communities are currently in serious communal war with
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, Friday in Calabar said he views himself not as governor but as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the State while disclosing plans on ensuring adequate power supply for the industries coming into the state. “The issue of been a governor