By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State House of Assembly has set up a special committee consisting of traditional rulers to immediately interface and make recommendations for sustainable solutions to the recent communal wars in Abi. The committee is to be headed by the Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana who has been at
By Jonathan Ugbal The Chairman of the Cross River Local Government Service Commission, Dr Peter Adigeb has said that a bill for the appointment of Permanent Secretaries for Local Governments is now before the State House of Assembly. A permanent secretary is the most senior civil servant in the Nigerian civil service with only the
By Elijah Ugani and Chiemeka Adindu Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has called on the media to adequately report the activities of those undertaking the one year mandatory youth service scheme as they have contributed immensely to Nigeria’s development. Ayade stated this while swearing in 1,539 youth corps member comprising of 858 males
By Efa Sunday The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa may have sparked controversy when on Wednesday said the job of the police is to “follow” and “protect” election materials. CP Hafiz stated this while explaining the role of the police in electioneering processes at the maiden Cross River State political
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent No fewer than 200 victims of the 2018 flood victims in Cross River State have received relief materials from the Nigerian Red Cross Society. Presenting the materials to the flood victims in Calabar at its Office, the National Coordinator, Restoring Family Links, Mrs. Angela Francis said the donation was in
By Efa Sunday and Andy Mba The former Vice Chancellor of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Professor Akin Oyebode has said that as Nigeria heads for the general polls in the first quarter of 2019, the future of democracy in the country is on the line. Oyebode stated this while delivering the keynote address at
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government may soon flag off the construction of a shoe factory in a move that will increase enrollment into schools said the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade while declaring open the 56th annual general meeting of the Nigerian National Council (NNC) of the West African Examinations
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Three secondary schools in Cross River State on Thursday received the Endowment Book Fund Prize worth USD5,000 from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for emerging the best at the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The schools are Assurance Community Secondary School, Obubra, which emerged first; Hillcrest College, Calabar