By Jonathan Ugbal and Odey Ojeka Bank customers in Cross River have complained over their inability to get cash from the system due to poor services at the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across the state. “Calabar is one useless place, even POS (Point of sale) machines are not working, you want to to transfer money,
By Ikwen Atuaka A profit making organization, YOBOO has begun the sale of branded staple foods in the five local government areas of northern Cross River State with a view to turn the senatorial district into a hub for producing, processing and packaging of farm produce. The products include Palm Oil, Palm Wine, Yam, Garri,
By Ogar Monday Two children accused of witchcraft, Aniema (surname withheld) age 10 and Mary (surname withheld) age 13 have narrated their ordeal and their near death experience in the hands of their accusers, August 2016 in Akpabuyo Local Government of Cross River State. The children, whom CrossRiverWatch tracked to Asanting village in Ikono local
Every university is established on the background of sustainable development and steady growth not only in infrastructure but also in the quality of staff, teaching, programs etc. run by the institution. A steady curricula expansion ordinarily ought to have been a consistent practice in Nigerian Universities but because of impunity, corruption and lack of focus
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Reports available to CrossRiverWatch have revealed that the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has indefinitely suspended the pay rolling/ payment of salaries to 40 newly employed law officers at the Ministry of Justice, Calabar thereby subjecting the affected lawyers to miserable hardship. This was contained in a letter dated
By Jeremiah Archibong and Jonathan Ugbal Former Governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi has said the decision of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to borrow for the proposed 260kilometers superhighway is a misplaced priority due. Obi stated this Monday in Lagos while delivering a speech on the Nigerian economy on ‘The Platform’ where he
By Jonathan Ugbal The wife of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, Dr. Linda Ayade Saturday in Obudu concluded the official inauguration of the Cross River Women Emancipation Initiative (CROWEI), a development initiative in the 18 local government areas of Cross River State. Dr. Linda had launched the initiative at the state level several weeks
By CrossRiverWatch The Cross River State Government last week took delivery of medical equipment worth over 30 million Naira from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under its Project Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment (PROJECT C.U.R.E) program. The state becomes the first in Nigeria to receive such aid aimed at improving access