By Patrick Obia As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) continue to increase, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution plc, PHED, has urged customers to embrace her online transaction. This was contained in a release signed by it’s Corporate Communications Manager, John Onyi, who implored customers to make use of the organization’s social media handles
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Fire incident has destroyed economic crops worth millions of naira in Cross River communities of Agba, Bansan, and Obubra in Boki Local Government Areas of the State. The mysterious fire incident, destroyed economic crops such as cocoa, plantain, banana, oil palm trees, bush mango and avocado peer, in an area span of
In November 2019, while I was still incarcerated, we heard in our transistor radios how the “Ak 47 Economy” aka kidnapping was flourishing in Calabar. The news was awash with cases of rampant kidnapping in a town where such occurrences were hitherto unheard of. We heard that over six members of staff of the University
By CrossRiverWatch Admin None of Nigeria’s 36 States could fully fund their 2019 budget with funds they received from both the federation account and internally generated revenues. In most cases, the funds couldn’t pay up to 50 per cent of their expenditures, writes Chineme Okafor and published by This Day Newspaper. A new quarterly report
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Government is building a market for roadside traders around Watt Market in Calabar, it was learnt. Commissioner for Environment Mfon Bassey, who supervised work at the site adjacent Red Cross office in Calabar yesterday, reiterated the government’s readiness to relocate roadside traders. Bassey said the demand for a new
By Kelvin Ololo and Patrick Obia A Russia based international organization brought into Nigeria by Kalinka, in partnership with Don Napo has advised young Cross Riverains to start investing in business than completely depend on one source of income to increase their economic security and well being. Stating this in a workshop, the facilitator Mr.
By Patrick Obia The Chief Executive Officer of FAD Media group, Fidelis Duker; presidential candidate and preacher, Fela Durotoye as well as social media influencer, Anita Asuoha amongst other experts in different fields over the weekend charged youths to define their destinies in order to live their dreams. The experts gave this charge at the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has demolished structures it says are illegal at Etim Edem park, Calabar. The team was led by the Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Mfon Bassey this morning. See pictures below.