By Violet Isek Three Children age 13, 11 and 7; victims of witchcraft branding have been rescued by members of Prevent Abuse of Children Today (PACT) in Asabanka, Akpabuyo Local Government of Cross River State. The children branded witches by their parents were locked up in their room for days without food or water until
By Violet Isek The founder of Sahara Reporters and Nigerian Presidential aspirant for the 2019 general elections, Mr. Omoyele Sowore will on Friday May 25, 2018 hold a Town Hall Meeting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The Town Hall Meeting tagged; “Calabar Town Hall Meeting With Omoyele Sowore” forms part of his activities
By Roland Enya-Forte A former Governor of Cross River State and an aspirant for the post of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Clement Ebri has stated that being a youth doesn’t give one an automatic ticket to leadership. Chief Ebri who spoke recently on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” on
By Violet Isek and Philip Agba The Nigerian U – 20 national team, the flying eagles beat Guinea Bissau 1-0 in their continental qualifier at the U.J Esuene Stadium Sunday evening in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The victory means the flying eagles have qualified 3-2 on aggregate for the next round after playing
By Obeten Godfrey Sequel to Governor Ayade’s approval to pay and regularize contract staff, the Cross River State Water Board Limited (CRSWBL) has commenced payment of salary arrears to 463 of it’s contract staff. The payment was made after a thorough personnel audit exercise conducted by the Board in different parts of the State. While
By Violet Fanseh The rice value chain in Nigeria will soon be boosted with the completion and inauguration of a city built by the Cross River State government with a focus on improving its yield said Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Friday in Calabar, the state’s capital in an inspection tour with journalists. The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The importance of constant electricity supply in all facets of the economy cannot be over emphasised. One of the greatest challenges to industrialisation in Africa has been power. The West African Country Nigeria with a population of over 170 million has been grappling with the challenges of power generation, transmission and distribution
By Grace Orok and Deborah Obot The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has said that the Calabar Rice Seedling and Seed Manufacturing center popularly referred to as the Rice City will be a major source of revenue for the state. Ayade stated this while taking journalists on a tour of the facility