by crossriverwatch admin The Police in Cross River have arrested a 20-year-old man, Chijioke Nwakor, from Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State for allegedly raping a nine-year-old JSS II student of St. Patrick Secondary School, Okuku, Alice to death. The suspect who is currently detained at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), state Police headquarters,
by crossriverwatch admin The age long land dispute which led to the destruction of lives and property between the people of Idum Mbube in Ogoja Local Government Area and Kachuan Irruan in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State has been finally resolved. In a statement signed by a member of the Cross River
Punch Tragedy struck at Afaha Market in Ibesikpo/Asuntan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday when a trader was strangled after being raped by suspected hoodlums. It was learnt that the woman from Ogoja, Cross River State, had gone to the weekly Afaha market when the incident occurred at night. The woman, popularly
by crossriverwatch admin Four youths, Oliver Onyekachi, Tochukwu Chukwu, Sunday Ade and John Eze in Ogoja, northern Cross River State were on Wednesday sentenced to eight years in prison for vandalising Power Holding Company of Nigeria cables. Justice Emmanuel Ita of the High Court in Ogoja found them guilty of a three count charge brought
By Declan Ogar When issues related to Ugaga, the home community of the Honourable Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Larry Okori Odey are raised, I personally try to treat them with utmost caution. This is not to say I don’t want to preach progress even in my own village; because
by crossriverwatch admin Prof. Ben Ayade, the Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly and one of the favourite for the ruling party’s 2015 governorship ticket, on Sunday (yesterday) handed three new Honda CRV jeeps to People Democratic Party PDP women leaders from three local governments in the Cross River North
by PM News A transport operator has committed suicide over a debt he owed a local thrift association. The transporter, Gabriel Agochi, who resided in Agiga in Ogoja, Cross River State, P.M.NEWS gathered, committed suicide when he could not repay the N800,000 he collected from Agiga Ususu Association for his transport business. On the fateful