by crossriverwatch admin The eighteen council chairmen in Cross River State on Tuesday ended a two day seminar organized for them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC. The seminar which held on Monday and Tuesday at the EFCC office Abuja took the council chairmen through effective
by crossriverwatch admin There was fire out break this morning at one of the cinema theaters in the Marina Resort Calabar. Flames and swirls of smoke were seen billowing from the theater rattling workers who were just resuming for work. The fire which was suspected to have been caused by electrical malfunction was said to
by crossriverwatch admin The Local Organising Committee for the 2014 National Sports Festival has assured Nigerians of a festival worthy of the centenary celebration. Chairman of the LOC and commissioner for sports, Cross Rivers State, Patrick Ugbe gave this assurance Thursday when he visited the corporate headquarters of DAAR Communications Plc in Abuja for possible
by crossriverwatch admin The leaders and people of Efik Kingdom in the Cross River State (CRS), have petitioned the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Jonathan Goodluck to seek the speedy implementation of the Geneva Convention and the Kampala Convention for the protection, assistance and compensation of Internally Displaced Persons of Ikot Offiong
by crossriverwatch admin Uneasy calm still pervade the Cross River State Civil Service as workers in the state employment have accused the State Government through the Head of Service , Mrs. Mary Theresa Ikwen and the Nigerian Labour Congress in the state headed by Comrade John Ushie, of conniving to force laptops on workers at
by crossriverwatch admin It’s getting on for 2015, in Cross River state presently, this period is one of political unrest. It is because general elections are barely seven months away. Strong political undercurrents are swirling as gladiators and lightweights begin to covertly build alliances and align themselves in anticipation of the tough contest ahead. Unlike
by crossriverwatch admin A Vehicle Inspection Officer, VIO Mr. Fred Akpama who over sees Abi and Yakkur Local Government Areas zone is said to have disappeared while on his way to duty on the 15th of May, 2014. According to a close family source, Mr. Akpama has not been seen since the early hours of
by crossriverwatch admin Barely two weeks after it was presented by the Council Chairman, Hon Mrs Edith Amadi, the Abi Legislative House has passed the Local Government’s 2014 appropriation bill into bye-law. The sum of Two Billion, Six Hundred Thirty Three Million, Nine Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Three Naira (N2, 633,987,203)