By Agnes Etim The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Barrister Venatius Ikem, has resigned from the party. Barr. Ikem announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the National Secretary of the PDP at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja and the State Secretary of the party in Cross
By Blessing Francis Some residents, bystanders and angry mobs attacked personnel of the Fire Service over late arrival during fire incident in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Some sections of the Scanobo filing station witnessed an explosion on Thursday October 15, 2026, burning parts and vehicles within the station. While the residents battled to
By Daniel Shito Residents of Asuquo Abasi Street in Mount Zion, Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, have cried out to the Cross River State Government over the bad condition of their road, calling for urgent intervention to ease their suffering. Asuquo Abasi is one of the streets in the densely populated
By Blessing George The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has ordered the temporary relocation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp from Obubra to the University of Education and Entrepreneurship in Akamkpa. The order was contained in a press release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof.
By Wisdom Eteng The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Cross River State, Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, has described the reported suspension of corps members’ deployment to the state over the poor condition of the NYSC Orientation Camp in Obubra as a “national embarrassment” and an indictment of the state government. Amb. Nkoyo stated this
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Cross River State, Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, has called for an urgent investigation into allegations that equipment procured for the postponed 2026 National Census is being diverted for political purposes in Akamkpa and Biase Local Government Areas. The call was contained in a statement issued
By Patrick Obia On October 11, 2026, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, visited the Obubra Camp in Cross River State, while 1,064 Batch C Stream I corps members were already registered and participating in the orientation exercise. During the visit, the DG acknowledged the camp’s infrastructure
By Wisdom Eteng, Faith Odezulu And Mary Ebebe Cross River State and Niger Delta’s foremost investigative media outfit, CrossRiverWatch, has received a new batch of Industrial Training (IT) students from the Department of Mass Communication, University of Cross River State (UNICROSS). The 14 students who either chose or got recommended to CrossRiverWatch will embark on