By Ushang Ewa No fewer than 150 people are currently in detention at various holding cells in Calabar, the Cross River State capital following a massive search and arrest streak by security agencies lasting 5 days now findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. The raids began Saturday, a source in ‘Operation Skolombo’ said and has since continued
By Ushang Ewa The design for the completion of the Oron-Calabar axis (section 5) of the East-West road has commenced by the contractors handling the project. Vanguard reports that the contractors; Amana Consortium Limited and Etteh Aro and partners met with traditional rulers in Oron and Calabar to solicit their support during the execution of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Ministry of Environment minutes ago handed the final copy of the approved Environmental Impact Assessment report to the Cross River State government, signaling what the governor said will be immediate return to site to commence work. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Bukar Hassan, handed the approved EIA report
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Last year, I wrote a similar treatise on the incessant strike actions by organized labor in Cross River State and more than a year after my perspective on the issue, nothing has changed. Last week, labor leaders in Cross River State called workers of the state government out on a strike action
By CrossRiverWatch Admin International media personality, Wofai Samuel has continued to do her bit in drawing the attention of the rest of the world to Africa. The latest was a two-day Belarus-Africa Forum with the theme: New Frontiers, organized by the Development Bank of Belarus and African Export-Import Bank, in collaboration with the Belarus Ministry
By Archibong Jeremiah A Cross River base businessman, Mr. Edet Asuquo has urged the State Government to be humble to its people. Mr. Edet who is the Managing Director of Adsuit Investment Limited, made the call while airing his thoughts to CrossRiverWatch TV about the ongoing industrial action by the State chapter of Nigeria Labor
By Our reporter The organizers of the Annual Face of Culture International, Obudu New Yam Festival, Mountain Cinema Nigeria has announced the commencement of sale of forms for this year’s event. This disclosure was in a press release signed by Mr. Francis Akpeke, Managing Director of Mountain Cinema’s Nigeria and made available to our newsroom.
By Emmanuel Unah There was pandemonium on Monday evening at Chamley/Bassey Duke Street when armed robbers shot and killed a businessman, Augustine of JoeKate company after raiding his shop. An eye witness narrated to our reporter that the businessman was in his shop where he sells lubricants : ATF, engine oil and grease at about