By Patrick Obia Following the recent incident that led to the death of a trader, Mr. Michael Essien by the officials of the Department of Public Transportation (DOPT), at Watt market, Calabar, the Chairman, National Union of Shops and Distributive Employees, Mr. Celestine Ofoma , has said the traders will react when the time comes.
By David Nsa The Cross River State, State Emergency Management Agency (CRS-SEMA), in collaboration with Peculiar Foundation is set to create jobs for three hundred refugees and host community members in the State. The SEMA Acting Director General Mr. Princewill Ayim stated this in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch in his Calabar office where he stressed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman of Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) Comrade Hope Obeten has been appointed Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams. The news was confirmed by the ACROJ Chairman to this reporter who was hopeful that he’ll leave up
By Jonathan Ugbal The Police command in Cross River has arrested two suspects in connection to the death of a hawker simply identified as Michael who was killed in a confrontation with officials of the State’s Department of Public Transportation DOPT, in Calabar on Friday. The command’s public relations officer, Mrs. Irene Ugbo, a Deputy
By Ilam Patricia Fuel scarcity has rocked Cross River State as virtually no patrol station is selling the premium motor spirit (fuel) in the State capital. The incident which started last week with no station selling at 8 Miles and a handful within the metropolis is biting harder. According to a petroleum dealer who spoke
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC) has called for a “snap investigation and possible prosecution” of the team from the Department of Public Transportation (DOPT) which caused the death of a hawker simply identified as Michael on Friday in Calabar. Michael was said to have attempted retrieving
From the day the Department of Public Transport, DOPT was established by the former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke there have been constant agitation over the scope of their duties. It’s difficult to clearly define what the Agency was exactly created for as many see it as duplication being that there are
By Archibong Jeremiah The last of the surviving highlife kings and musical kings of Cross River origin, Mr. Darlington Offiong is dead. Mr. Darlington died at about 2:25am on Friday 21/06/2019 at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) after a brief illness. According to his son, Mr. Edem Darlington, a Premium Times journalist, Known