By CrossRiverWatch Admin It took the intervention of a few public spirited individuals in Wanihem village, Yala Local Government Area, Cross River State for a certain pastor, identified simply as Pastor Bright, to escape being lynched by an angry mob of youths who viciously attacked the pastor and burnt his church, after he was suspected
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade on Electronic Media, Beatrice Akpala, has denied sending her brother, Paschal Akpala to accost and beat up film producer and actor, Lilian Igbang. Akpala told CrossRiverWatch in a message that she had no hand in the incident but did not deny nor confirm whether her
By Aplefe Ojong and Jonathan Ugbal Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has applauded the prompt response of the federal government on the north Ukelle crisis which left over 14,000 people displaced and over 20 dead. Ayade made the commendation on Monday when he received the Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazzau,
By Aplefe Ojong and Ogar Monday Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has appealed to the people of Wanihem and Wanikade communities of Ukelle North, Yala Local Government Area of the State to eschew acts capable of disintegrating them but to promote peace and unity for the overall growth and development of the state. Governor
By Ushang Ewa The Wanihem and Wanikade crisis in Ukelle community of Yala local government area of northern Cross River State has left no fewer than 150 people dead with a further 14,000 displaced the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said on Tuesday in Calabar, the state capital. Mr. John Inaku, the Director General confirmed
By Jonathan Ugbal Hundreds are in dire need of urgent medical attention in the ongoing Wanihem and Wanikade crisis in Ukelle, Yala local government area of Cross River State. The neighboring villages are locked in a communal war that has left at least 10 dead with over 100 wounded as fighting entered the fifth day