By Helen Ubong Listen To The Report The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions, NASU, have declared a two-week warning strike action. This was contained in a circular of the Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU signed by the National President of SSANU,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The House of Representatives Committee on Public Relations has summoned Prof. Florence Obi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar to respond to a petition by some staff of the university. The summon was contained in a letter seen by CrossRiverWatch and signed by the Chairman of the Committee,
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Cross River State Civil Service headquarters in Calabar is currently under lock and key as 1800 civil servants employed four years ago are protesting over unpaid salaries. The protesters in their numbers barricaded the entrances of the secretariat and chanted solidarity songs with leaves saying they are
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Southern Cross River State are insisting on zoning the governorship seat as the race for the 2023 general elections draws nearer. The stakeholders, including aspirants, met on Friday at the Transcorp Hotel in Calabar where they deliberated on several issues
By Case File Listen To The Report A former Military Administrator Lt. Colonel Paul Edor Obi (Rtd.), of Bayelsa State, Nigeria between July 1998 and May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, was docked on Monday before Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offenses Court, Lagos over alleged fraud. The former
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The immediate past Commissioner for Health in Cross River State, Dr. Betta Edu has emerged as the National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Also, Chief Edet Asia has emerged as the Zonal Leader of persons with disability in the South-South. Both will serve in the
By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Mr. Christian Chinedu Andrew has narrated how he was abducted and duped by someone he tried to help, detained, and extorted by the Police. He narrated his ordeal through a post on his Facebook wall. According to him, “I wouldn’t have been alive today if not for God,
By The Cable Listen To The Report President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Beatrice Jedy-Agba as Solicitor-General of the federation. Her appointment was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the office of the Head of Civil Service of the federation. Before Beatrice’s appointment, Mohammed Umar, Director of Public Prosecution, was acting