By CrossRiverWatch Admin We were not consulted – TUC It’s unnecessary – Negotiating Council The Trade Union Congress (TUC ), Cross River State chapter and the State Public Service Negotiating Council, have dissociated themselves from the strike action called by the State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The position of the two bodies was
By Henry Ojelu, Vanguard Newspaper The Nigeria Army, Police and State Security Service continued to torture and ill-treat detainees throughout the year 2019. Communal violence continued in some parts of the country. Freedoms of assembly, association and expression were all under attack as the country witnessed an increasing shrinking of civic space. The government also
By Eyo Charles, Daily Trust Workers removed from payroll could not be allowed to continue to suffer. Governor yet to honour agreement. All categories of workers in Cross River State will embark on an indefinite strike on Monday, June 15, 2020. This follows a two-week ultimatum from June 1st to June 14, which was earlier issued
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The remains of a young Cross Riverian, resident in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) who went missing for 3 days has been found. According to Lucy Agada, late Jacob Akobi, age 19 was found dead in Life camp river, karimu. Late Jacob’s decomposing body was found in an area where he
By George Odok, NAN Defense Correspondent The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy in Calabar has awarded one of its personnel, a seaman, Mohammed Mubarak, with Gold Medal for displaying gallantry and marksmanship during an encounter with armed bandits that robbed Uddy King filling station in Calabar last year. Mubarak was said to have
By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun The Cross River State Government said it would assist Bauchi State with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19. Giving the assurance in Calabar on Friday while reacting to insinuations by Governor Bala Mohammed that the current status of Cross River with regard to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin No home was allocated. No representative or message from the Governor. Our newsroom has obtained a video clip of how how boys hijacked refreshment at the Bakassi IDP estate (Cross River State) which was supposed to be allocated to beneficiaries yesterday by Governor Ben Ayade who didn’t show up and sent no
By Archibong Jeremiah No Home Was Allocated. Information from CrossRiverWatch reporters who went to the Bakassi IDP estate which was supposed to be allocated to beneficiaries today by Governor Ben Ayade (Cross River State) say the event did not take place as planned. A statement yesterday from the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr.