By Thompson Idagu Yeche Angry youths yesterday set a group of armed robbers ablaze in Okuku, Yala local government of Cross River State. Withnesses at the scene told CrossRiverWatch that, the three suspected robbers who were armed with locally made pistols, waylaid traders from the popular Okuku market and dispossessed them of money and other
By Odijobo Junior The constituency empowerment program of the member representing Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in the House of Representatives and 2015 Northern Cross River senatorial aspirant, Hon. Rose Oko, took place yesterday, Saturday October 18, 2014 at the St. Bernard Primary and Secondary school in Yala LGA. 5 Peugeot cars, 12 tricyles, 50 grinding machines,
by crossriverwatch admin For some communities in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, evacuation of agricultural produce from farm and inter village mobility is no more a problem as all the access roads covering 10 km have been constructed by an Abuja based businessman, Mr. Higgins Oko Ohiero. The roads constructed include two
by crossriverwatch admin Treated Mosquito nets are meant to be used in homes to protect family members especially children from mosquitoes and not to be used in farms and gardens to protect crops as some women do and hence forth any woman who deploy nets given to her in the garden in Cross River State
by crossriverwatch admin Corruption has taken over every aspect of Nigeria’s national life and unless it is rooted out, the country will find it difficult addressing its current security challenges. Archbishop Joseph Edra Ukpo, the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Arch Diocese of Calabar who made the declaration in Okpoma, the Yala Local Government headquarters
by crossriverwatch admin Okpoma youths in Yala Local Government Area in the northern part of Cross River State in large numbers on Wednesday invaded the neighboring Igbekorikor community to prosecute a communal conflict. The youths according to eye witness reports from the area besieged the Igbekorikor community following renewed misunderstanding over a longstanding dispute over
by crossriverwatch admin A Twenty six year old teacher has reportedly died after he was bitten by a dog in the village of Wanikade, Yala LGA in the northern part of Cross River State. The teacher, Emmanuel Ogana Ikade, a graduate of political science from the University of Calabar was until the incident teaching at
by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Eddy Achi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chapter Chairman in Yala Local Government Area has said the era of politics of factions and fragmentation has come to an end in Yala as he in his capacity as chapter Chairman in the area would not condone the politics of division and bitterness.