By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has activated 112 toll-free line to help in emergency responses in the State. The activation is contained in a memo signed by the Director General of the Cross River arm of the State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA), Chief Mrs. Angela Ogeyi in case of
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, governor of Cross River has put words to action in the fight against crime in the State by establishing a whistleblower desk. He charged citizens to play a critical part in the security architecture of the state. This was contained in a press statement dated
By Jonathan Ugbal Ferdinand Afor, a teenager was on Wednesday evening shot dead by a hunter in the forests of Wula in Boki Local Government Area of central Cross River State. Afor, 17, and his friends were said to have pitched a tent with some hunters to gather wild ukazi leaf (gnetum africanum) for sale
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government has issued a final warning to kidnappers and other criminal elements. The State Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu took to his Facebook page and read the riot act. It reads in parts “It is with a high sense of responsibility and concern for the security
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji, National Compass NG The Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, has debunked allegation of high handedness, and sexual harassment, levelled against him by some students of the Faculty, saying that the protest was masterminded by some persons in the faculty, who had sworn to do everything
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Law students in the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has protested against alleged abuses from their Faculty Dean, Prof. Cyril Ndifon. The students protested Monday morning in front of the Vice Chancellor’s office bearing placards with shocking accusations. They accused Prof. Ndifon of corrupt practices and being a sexual predator. It will be
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu appears to have found the magic wand needed to address the grossly deteriorating security challenges in Akpabuyo and Bakassi Local Government Areas that obviously had defied previous security measures. The reason for the grand security success is obvious, the retired General and his crack
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has ordered the immediate stoppage of all scrap metal activities in the State. Gov. Otu through his Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Darlington Edem said the action became imminent due to theft and vandalization of critical infrastructures. The decision of the