by crossriverwatch admin Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Johnson Olawumi says the Corps has since suspended the posting of youth corps members to the North East states of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno and anyone who wants to be posted or is serving in any of those states is on
by crossriverwatch admin The Nigeria Labor Congress, NLC, Cross River Council on Wednesday (today) sealed the premises of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHEDC, in Calabar over the sack of 134 Workers inherited from the Power Holding Company of Nigeria. Mr John Ushie, the state NLC Chairman said the action became necessary as management of
by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of Abi Local Government Council Mrs Edith Amadi has flagged off the first round of 2014 Maternal New Born and Child Health Week (MNHW). Performing the flag off ceremony at the Itigidi Civic Center, Hon Mrs Amadi remarked that it was Council’s desire to make health care delivery in Abi
by crossriverwatch admin The new Directorate Of State Security (DSS) Training Center under construction along Tinapa Road, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State has become the new job haven where youths rush to seek for for menial jobs for their daily survival. The training center which occupies a large expanse of land running
by crossriverwatch admin This is not the best of times for the family of Sunday John in Ikot Okon-Nma, Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State as an angry son, Sunday John Jnr used a pestle to kill his mother over a minor disagreement on money related issues. The disagreement according to CrossRiverWatch findings
by crossriverwatch admin Shops and business premises have remained shut in Ogoja the northern Senatorial District of Cross River State in the past four days following disagreement between the Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Council, Ms Rita Ayim and the traders over the taxes demanded by the council from the traders. The traders are rejecting
by crossriverwatch admin The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA Hon. Larry Odey has expressed satisfaction with the just concluded meeting of the Northern Stakeholders Forum, NSF describing it as a means of harmonizing the northern interest for the governorship race come 2015. In an interview with CrossRiverWatch after the meeting which held
by crossriverwatch admin Some 86 communities in Cross River have benefitted from the N12.5 billion water supply project sponsored by the state government in collaboration with the World Bank and First Bank (Nigeria) Plc. Mr Godwin Akwagiobe, the state Water Project Engineer, stated this in an interview with the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) at