The deplorable condition of Odukpani – Itu – Ikot Ekpene road have brought untold hardship to commuters plying that road. The impassable state of the road is responsible for the public outcry in recent time. It is very painful that a trip on that road which used to be less than two hours drive now
By Jonathan Ugbal More details are emerging from the May 24, 2020 raid of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory personnel on Potomas Hotel in Atimbo, Akpabuyo local government area as a witness, Mr. Godwin Ibok has claimed that they were tortured mercilessly. Narrating his ordeal to CrossRiverWatch, Mr. Ibok said that the action which
By Oluchi Omai, FAD FM It was drama in Calabar, the Cross River State capital as taxi drivers took to the street to protest continues taxation irrespective of waiver by the State Government. According to sources, the taxi drivers converged at Rabana roundabout then moved to the Governor’s office. The Chairman of the taxi driver
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has announced a package of relief and incentives for individual taxpayers and businesses in the State, following an approval by the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade. The Commissioner for Finance, Asuquo Ekpenyong, in a statement explained that the relief package in the form of exemptions would cover the
By Patrick Obia Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders including the Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ, Citizens Solution Network, CNS have cried out over the state of disrepair of the stretch of Calabar-Itu Federal highway. They accused the Federal Government of Nigeria, and the Governments of Akwa Ibom and Cross River States of
By Jonathan Ugbal Dozens of farms and a few structures have been destroyed at locations near the proposed Obudu international cargo airport in northern Cross River. Residents told this reporter that armed troops of the Nigerian Army and personnel of the Nigerian Police Force accompanied bulldozers to the site earlier on Friday for the demolition
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has in a resolution granted approval for the Government to accept an offer of 120 days temporary overdraft facility of N2 billion from First Bank plc. The request for the Assembly’s approval was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government,
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade had on November 21, 2019 while presenting the 2020 appropriation bill before the state’s House of Assembly said the budget believed in “spiritual force” and had social agglutination. Mr. Ayade who referred to the budget in the third person narrative had said: “The budget