By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke yesterday assured Cross River civil servants that their salaries will be paid despite the delays they are currently experiencing. The state government has been unable to pay workers salaries since January and there has been growing tension and disenchantment among the workers, but in
By Sylvia Etta The Executive Chairman of Abi Local Government in Cross River State, Mrs. Edith Amadi, has suspended five of her appointees for insubordination to her authority and office. A statement from her Chief Press Secretary, Azogor Ideba says the suspension is indefinite and with immediate effect while the affected persons are advised to
By Aplefe Ojong As part of effort by the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP) in Abuja to ensure that its programs and projects in Nigeria were executed according to standard, it has commissioned Alsram Ink Communication, Abuja to commence the documentation of all its projects in the country. At the University of Calabar, projects
By Aplefe Ojong The Federal and state governments have been called upon to formulate a deliberate policy aimed at working harmoniously with the Church, the traditional Institutions and other relevant bodies to tackle the socio-economic and political problems confronting the nation. Chairman, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Cross River State Chapter, Pastor Lawrence Ekwok, who
By Aplefe Ojong Information reaching indicates that three persons have been feared dead and several others injured is an ongoing confrontation between the supporters of the Labor Party (LP) and the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekori, Yakurr LGA in Cross River State. We gathered that the violence broke out since Monday when some
By Jonathan Ugbal In a bid to stem the growing tide of electoral violence in Cross River State, an association known as the Cross River State Concerned Youths (CRSCY) is organizing a one day sensitization rally on the issue. The sociopolitical group made this known in a release signed by the Coordinator, Richard Romanus and
By Kennedy Nsan Senator Bassey Otu today dismissed rumors of his alleged involvement in the assassination attempt on Gershom Bassey, the PDP flag bearer for the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State. Otu, a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Senator who decamped to the Labor Party (LP) following the acrimony that attended the Peoples
March 8 is internationally recognized as “International Women’s Day” (IWD), a day set aside to celebrate women and to increase the global “gender sensitivity” awareness. Women are celebrated not because of their numerous strengths nor because they have no weakness. They are celebrated because they have blessed millions with their strength. This year’s theme “Make