By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has tasked the Nigerian Army command in the state to ensure the number of incidences of insecurity in the state reduces to zero. Mr. Ayade gave the charge Wednesday when he hosted the new Commander of the13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Youths, men and women of Odukpani local government yesterday protested the alleged arrest of 17 youths in Ikot Offiong by a team of soldiers attached to the Brigade in Akwa Ibom state. The protesters numbering about 100 we seen chanting songs at the main entrance of the Governor’s office
When Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade assumed office about twenty three months ago, most Cross Riverians had expected that his 2015 elections mantra, “Politics with Ethics” would translate to his administrative mantra positively. A lot was said about his pattern of politics which he promised would be built around solid political ethics. Although, Ayade
By Ikwen Atuaka The Nigeria Army has deployed over 30 soldiers to Obudu to checkmate the rising level of insecurity in the local government area. An additional 20 will be deployed subsequently a source in the council told CrossRiverWatch in confidence as the state aims to beef of its security apparatus. The deployment follows pleas
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Police Command says it has arrested 15 persons for various crimes including gangstarism. The Police Commissioner, CP Hafiz Inuwa disclosed this Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the efforts of the Police in combating the recent gangstar related killings that have ravaged Calabar, the Cross River State capital reports
By Ushang Ewa A lecturer in the department of accounting of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) was gunned down Thursday night at his Amika Utuk by Uwanse residence in Calabar, the Cross River State capital CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Dr. Emmanuel Igbo Igbeng drove home at about 9:00 PM Thursday night with an unidentified female, he
By Jonathan Ugbal Efforts by Nigeria’s acting President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo to quell the issues between warring communities in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States as well as Cross River and Ebonyi states may have been in vain as the three state governors stormed out of the villa wearing long faces after a meeting. Governors
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Governments of Cross River and Akwa Ibom states have begun a reconciliatory process to end the differences between Ikot Offiong and Oku-Iboku communities which resulted in over a dozen deaths between December 2016 and February 2017. The deputy governors of both states met Friday in Calabar during a