By Ushang Ewa The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Zana Akpagu has been confirmed as the Chairman of the CrossRiverWatch 5th anniversary lecture, a statement from the media outfit management says. Signed by the Editor-in-chief, Agba Jalingo, the marketing manager, Emmanuel Etim and the Managing Editor, Jeremiah Archibong, the statement said: “Professor
By Ushang Ewa Gershom Bassey, the Senator representing Cross River Southern senatorial district in the National Assembly and Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has been unveiled as the special guest for the third edition of ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ Town Hall Meeting scheduled for July, 2017. This was contained in a statement
By Henry Umoru Senate, yesterday, began a probe of over $3 billion spent since in 2005 by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, on the dredging of Calabar, Lagos and Bonny Channels without appreciable work carried out on them. It also accused the NPA of conniving with Lagos Channel Management, LCM, Limited; Bonny Channel Company, BCC,
By Ogar Solomon Mr. Silas Ibu Ododo, Chairman of Association of Yahe Indigenes, Abuja Chapter was abducted by unknown gun men in the early hours of Wednesday 5th of July, 2017 and taken to an undisclosed location. Mr. Silas who hails from Yahe in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State is resident at
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The plight of Bakassi indigenes has taken a turn for the worse as hundreds of them were chased out of Cameroon with many feared dead. Those of them who made it to Ikang in Cross Rivers State on Thursday arrived with tales of suffering and despair. They were among the Bakassi indigenes
By Archibong Jeremiah A Cross River based businessman has said the Ayade led administration is more tax friendly than that of his predecessor, Senator Liyel Imoke, which according to him, was characterized by far more multiple taxes. Mr. Edet Asuquo, Managing Director of Adsuit Investment Limited stated this in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch TV
By Obeten Godfrey Gangsters in Ugep, the headquarters of Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State will from now on be subjected to jungle justice if any of their activities leads to the loss of life, CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reveals. This is coming on the heels of recent gang wars which have greeted the Ugep community,
By Jonathan Ugbal The internally displaced persons (IDPs) at Comprehensive Secondary School, Akwa Ikot Eyo Edem in Akpabuyo Local Council has called on the Federal Government to investigate the N38 billion that accrued to Cross River State following its loss of 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom in 2012. The Guardian reports that inmates also