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
By Ebriku John Friday The father of former minister of environment, Chief John Odey, Pa Odey Thomas Opiepe has passed on at the age of 111. He was born on April 25, 1903. Pa Odey died in the early hours ofAugust 24, 2014, after a brief illness at his residence in Ayinakpor-Olachor, Okpoma, Yala local
by crossriverwatch admin From the front runners to the clowns, down to outright pretenders, sixteen persons have so far shown interest in the position of the chairman of Yala Local Government Area in the yet to be scheduled Local Government Council Elections in Cross River State. Even as the elections are still several months away,