By CrossRiverWatch Admin Following the success recorded at the first town hall meeting of ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’, the team is pleased to announce that second edition will hold on Saturday, May 13, 2017. In keeping with tradition; the second edition of the town hall meeting will feature discussions pertaining critical sectors in the
By Archibong Jeremiah/Rolland Enya-Forte The Chairman Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN has assured Cross Riverians and indeed all Niger Deltans that the Commission is committed to translating the vision of the President to tangible development that will impact on the lives of the citizens. He said
By Ushang Ewa At least seven (7) football fans have died due to electrocution following a transformer explosion Thursday night at Inyangasang area of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. CrossRiverWatch gathered that a high tension cable dropped on a match viewing centre after the explosion causing about 30 fans watching a football match to
By Abang Inyang The Chairman, Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Makerters Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Ubong Nyong has said that members have continuously depended on the fuel depots in Calabar, the Cross River State capital for the supply of petroleum products in the state. In an interview with the News Agency of
By Roland Enya-Forte The Director General, Greater Calabar Capital City Development Authority (GCCCDA) Mr. Kingsley Ikpeme has called on the traditional authorities in the State to support the new Agency to deliver on its mandate. The call was made during a courtesy visit to the Chairman Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council who is the
By Archibong Jeremiah The King of Calabar South and Paramount Ruler of the Efut Nation, His Royal Majesty, Muri Munene, Effiong Mbukpa has lauded the Cross River State Government for relocating Operation Skolombo to Calabar South as a means of effectively curbing crime in the area and the State at large. His Royal Majesty Effiong
By Ushang Ewa Guests who were lodging in the Tinapa Lakeside hotel deserted the hospitality outfit in droves on Sunday and Monday (Easter) following several days of non supply of electricity findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. CrossRiverWatch gathered that guests who choosed the hospitality outfit to spend the Easter holidays were left disappointed as they had
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River State paid the second highest bus journey fare within the city in March 2017 reports from the National Bureau of Statistics show. Residents paid an average of NGN209.09 to make Cross River second behind Abuja at NGN262.50 and just in front of Katsina state at NGN196.67. The average fare paid