by crossriverwatch admin A mob in Ogoja in the northern part of Cross River State over the weekend set ablaze a Champion Breweries truck after it crushed three youths who were riding a bike to death in the area. An eye witness, Matthew Ekawu told CrossRiverWatch that the truck which came from Uyo, the Akwa
by crossriverwatch admin Senator Liyel Imoke the Governor of Cross River State has said that Nigerian youths have the capacity to impact on the country and cause it to develop without succumbing to the evil of corruption which has stagnated its growth for a long time. Imoke who was speaking to youths at the Cultural
by crossriverwatch admin Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State yesterday denied allegations that he stole billions of funds meant for power projects from National Electric Power Authority NEPA, now Power Holding Company of Nigeria PHCN, while he was Minister. In a charge to youths during the Bridge Leadership Foundation 2013 Career/Founder’s Day at the
by crossriverwatch admin Following the lackluster performance of the Community and Social Development Agency, the Cross River State Government has set up a panel to look into its affairs with a view to up scaling its performance so it can deliver on its mandate. The Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Chief Peter Ojie, revealed this
by crossriverwatch admin Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State governor today in Calabar said the ruling People’s Democratic Party PDP, in the State has lived up to the 35% affirmative action for women in the forthcoming local government election billed for September 2013 and promised that the state will still do more to prove
by crossriverwatch admin An education activist, Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko has described the ongoing industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, as inimical to the upbringing of Nigerian student s and has called on the Ministry of Education and the Nigerian University Commission, NUC, to resort to an alternative system of education
by crossriverwatch admin The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Professor Ben Ayade, has called on interested and qualified Cross Riverians with degrees in either, Basic and Applied Science, Engineering or Secretariat Studies to summit their curriculum vitae, CVs for immediate employment into the federal civil service. Interested applicants who must have graduated since
by crossriverwatch admin The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V has said that contrary to what has been widely reported in the media, he and the palace is not aware of any stay of execution order for the recent Appeal Court judgement which ordered a new selection process to fill the stool