By CrossRiverWatch Admin His Royal Majesty, Ogamode Eje Ipoule, has been elected as the new Paramount Ruler of Yala Local Government Area in Cross River State. His emergence followed a peaceful and transparent election held on Monday, June 30, 2025, after Governor Bassey Otu okayed for the exercise to take place. Speaking on the outcome,
By Fortune Erim The Commissioner for Education in Cross River State, Dr. Stephen Odey has advocated for unity in Yache, Yala Local Government Area. He made the request during the Yache New Yam Festival, held at Rural Achuora Uchu-Yache house, where he said there are no two paths to unity that are being maintained in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The member representing Yala II State Constituency, in Cross River State House Assembly, Honorable Martins Achadu has facilitated the distribution of fertilizers donated by the State government to farmers across all wards of the constituency. The initiative aims to enhance farming productivity in the next harvest season. To ensure a transparent and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Franka Undie, a Nigerian from Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, has graduated from the RUDN University, Russia, with the highest distinctions in Applied Mathematics and Informatics/Data Science and Digital Transformation in her Master’s degree. Her outstanding achievements include receiving a special award for her groundbreaking scientific research aimed at
By Ogar Monday, Prime Progress This is how a mother of four learned that pigs can drown. In October last year, Rima Adoga woke up one night to a disturbing noise outside her house. “My husband was not around. It was just me and my children,” she said in her native Yala language. When she
By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on warring communities of Ugaga and Igbekurekor, as well as in Benekaba/Ujama Communities in Yala Local Government Area of the State. The curfew, which is with immediate effect, Governor Otu said, is to forestall further loss of
By Ogar Monday The Police Division in Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, has stopped a Protest by youths in Okpoma who were out to register their displeasure with the state of the road in their communities. The youths who had gathered to march against the state of the road said it
By crossriverwatch admin A constituency initiative by Senator Ben Ayade (PDP, Cross River North) in collaboration with Ministry of Niger Delta will see the commencement of construction of a cassava processing plant at Wanakom, Ukelle Yala L.G.A.of Cross River State. This was made known that the handing over of the site for the project on