Recently, on April 17th, the British royal family laid to rest the remains of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at a low-key ceremony at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. The Duke had died peacefully on April 9, at the age of 99. The Duke’s death in the middle of a global pandemic left many including yours
By Ushang Ewa The Federal Government on Friday commissioned the second 60kWP solar hybrid mini-grid in Cross River State in a month. The first was commissioned at the bottom hill of the Obudu mountain resort in Obanliku Local Government Area of northern Cross River State. And, the Minister for State, in charge of power, Prince
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman of the Boki Local Government Council, John Ewa has issued a 3-week ultimatum to illegal loggers operating in the council area. CrossRiverWatch has in recent times shared videos and published materials about the massive logging going on in that Local Government Area. And, in what seemed more like a call
By Edem Edem, Daily Post Newspaper The Esierebom Community in Calabar South Local Government Area in Cross River State has been thrown into darkness over lack of electricity. Also, a 300KVA transformer donated to them by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over a year ago is nowhere to be found. The Village Head of
By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspapers The Cross River State Government earlier this week, launched a campaign to tackle the rising scourge of underage alcohol consumption in the State. The Governor, Benedict Ayade, represented by his Deputy, Professor Ivara Esu launched the project tagged “The Smashed Project,” which is a global campaign against underage drinking,
By Jonathan Ugbal The House of Representatives on Thursday during plenary resolved to investigate the operations and management of the export free trade zones in Nigeria following a motion sponsored by two term lawmaker, Eta Mbora. The Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone Authority (OGFTZA) are the
By Jonathan Ugbal It has been five days since news broke that 13 year old Nsebong (other name unknown) allegedly committed suicide and what led to her demise remains a mystery. While initial reports suggested that she hung herself and had watched carefully to ensure no one was going to see her, the mood in
By Ushang Ewa The House of Representatives on Tuesday during plenary, adopted a motion by first term lawmaker, Alex Egbona calling on the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to review the status of each of the 38 modular refinery licences issued to Nigerian firms, with a view to revoke and re-issue them to competent and