By Violet Isek The Cross River State Government has announced its plans to partner a Spanish firm, Index financier UK limited for the development of a scrap yard in Akpabuyo local government area of the state. The Director General of the state’s scrap regulatory agency, Mr. Cecil Ita disclosed this while speaking on issues relating
By Ushang Ewa Niger Delta Affairs minister, Mr. Usani Usani, Chairman Senate Committee on finance, Mr. John Owan-Enoh and one time Special Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on national assembly matters, Mrs. Florence Ita-Giwa have been announced as members of the national convention planning committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The 78 man
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Benue State Police Command has rescued a 40-year-old Cameroonian woman who was allegedly kidnapped in 1990, under a spell in Calabar, where she had gone to sit for the Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination (JAMB). Narrating her ordeal during the 28 years long captivity to Channels Television, Ms Martha Eyong
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Clement Umina, Cross River State Tourism Bureau Managing Director has accused Mr. Hope Obeten, the publisher of CalabarBlog and Acting Chairman of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) and one Mr. Jonathan Ihgal, supposedly reporting for an unknown platform, CrossRiver Watch of defamation. The claim, contained in a letter
By Ilam Partricia/Deborah Obot/Lucky Edet A one day photography exhibition tagged “Expression” has held in Calabar the Cross River State capital. The exhibition which focused on photography as an expression of art by various exhibitors in the State metropolis, aimed at connecting young and creative minds through a platform of symbiotic relationship where talents, ideas
By Isek Violet The International Day for the Street Children 2018 has been marked with in Calabar, the Cross River State capital by members of Prevent Abuse of Children Today (PACT) with the theme “4 steps to equality”. The NGO which marked the day with a street walk enlightenment campaign which began at Freedom Park.
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan A popular Irish Catholic priest in the order of St. Patrick’s missionary who served in the Ogoja Catholic diocese, Rev. Fr. Jim English has died at the age of 69. He died on April 12, 2018 five months to his 70th birthday. Fr. English served as Parish Priest in St.
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade made history Thursday in Calabar when he swore in three new Justices for the state’s high court making it a total of seven Judges in less than 35 months in office. They are Justice Imelda Bassey Etape, Justice Obo Awusa Obo and Justice