By Benedict Atsu Officers of the Mobile Police (MOPOL) arm of the Nigerian Police Force on transit to Calabar Friday beat up revenue agents in Obubra for blocking their convoy. The MOPOL officers travelling in a ‘Black Maria’ and a Toyota Hilux Van were stopped by revenue agents at the gate of Ovonum in Obubra
By Jonathan Ugbal The non-dredging of the 87 kilometers Calabar Channel which has rendered the Calabar port nearly inaccessible is currently impacting negatively on business operations in no fewer than 23 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory says the acting Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) Vincent Onome Akpotaire.
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has acquired a license from the federal government to generate 21 megawatt (MW) of electricity, the Governor, Ben Ayade said Tuesday in Calabar. “We have received a license to generate and sell electricity, and the certificate is in our pocket. Everything is from the
By Ushang Ewa Honorable Jarigbe Agom, member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives yesterday presented take off grants and Certificates of Participation to 200 of his constituents who participated in the skills acquisition/vocational training program he organized for them. The presentation totalling over eight million Naira, was done at the Ogoja local government
By Jonathan Ugbal CrossRiverWatch founder and publisher, Agba Jalingo is scheduled to speak at the third edition of the Cross River Central Youths Meet Senator Owan Enoh forum slated for Friday, April 7, 2017. This was contained in a letter addressed to Mr. Jalingo and signed by Senator Enoh’s aide on New Media, Gaius Chibueze. The
By Ushang Ewa The consultation of selected communities over issues concerning the proposed 260 kilometers Superhighway by the Cross River State government is scheduled to end today. The consultations which began Friday, saw Cross River Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu visit Ekpene-Tete and Esighi communities in Akpabuyo and Bakassi local government areas. The meetings continued
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The rerouting of the 260 km superhighway proposed by the Cross River State Government from the Cross River National Park and Ekuri forest reserves has been commended by the World Bank. The Practice Manager for Environment at the World Bank office in Washington DC, Benoit Bosquet gave the commendation
By Archibong Jeremiah/Otobong Clement The Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Engineer Mike Eraye has described the attitude of people in the State towards waste management as “not encouraging”. Engr. Eraye who made the assertion in Calabar said: “The attitude of our people towards waste disposal is not encouraging; our mind is dead mostly when