By Tayo Olu, The Whistler The NNPC Towers and the Central Bank of Nigeria Building, both iconic national edifices, amongst others, may be vulnerable to attack by unscrupulous interests and terrorists who may hide to unleash attacks in the several high rise uncompleted buildings surrounding them. There are believed to be more than 460 abandoned
By Rauf Oyewole, WikkiTimes Experts say persistent outbreak of cholera in Bauchi State is caused by poor urban planning and regulatory failures. WikkiTimes’ Rauf Oyewole reports that due to indiscriminate refuse dumps, stinky abattoirs and unclean sources of water, the State Government has endangered the lives of residents by failing on its basic responsibilities. When
By Cynthia Egboboh, The Whistler The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is poised to sanction wholesale pharmaceutical stores selling products to unlicenced buyers following a report by THE WHISTLER. THE WHISTLER had published a special report on August 5, exposing the unwholesome practices of some wholesale pharmacies in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
By Archibong Jeremiah The Senator-elect of Cross River State Northern Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom has pledged to represent the people of the North devoid of party lines. Jarigbe in a thank you message after the Appeal Court reaffirmed his victory by dismissing Sen. Stephen Odey’s application. His words: “The tussle for the Senate seat has come
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Senator Stephen Odey has lost another bid to reclaim his seat as the lawmaker representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District in the National Assembly. He suffered his second loss on Saturday when the Court of Appeal in Abuja dismissed his application, asking the Court to review its earlier judgement which declared Jarigbe
Weekend File is a news program on CrossRiverWatch television and radio that delves deep beyond the headlines, news, views and analysis that dominated public discourse within the week in Cross River State and the Niger Delta region. Our guest for this episode (1) is Darlington Edem, journalist and publisher of The Parchment. He is the
By Rosemary Nkereuwem and Abuh Racheal Citizens at Uwanse has lamented the hardship and damages caused by the growing potholes at Ekpo Eyo, Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The expanding potholes, residents say have impacted negatively on the lives of the people, emphasising that lack of good drainage system made it
By Jonathan Ugbal The Senator representing Cross River South district in the National Assembly, Gershom Bassey is currently the best performing federal lawmaker from Cross River State with 19 bills to his name in the midterm performance report published by civil society organisation, OrderPaper. The organisation measures performance based on number of bills passed. Mr.