By CrossRiverWatch Admin Five months after the clash between personnel of the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Police Force, Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has donated N2 million to the families of the slain officers. Two policemen were killed and a naval rating critically injured May 30, incident also saw a Police patrol van,
By Archibong Jeremiah The Calabar Pharmaceutical Company (CalaPharm) has been said to be the only Pharmaceutical Company in Nigeria tied to a University on students’ research. The disclosure was made by the State Commissioner for Health Dr. Inyang Asibong who appeared on Sunrise, a program on Channels TV in Lagos to discuss the suspected case
By Ushang Ewa Detained Mr. Ifere Paul whom the Cross River Police Command claims is being held over suspected links to the underground world was yesterday grilles by detectives in the anti-kidnapping unit of the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department. Mr. Ifere was arrested late Thursday by detectives from the state police command led by one
By Ushang Ewa Staff of the Cross River Geographic Information Agency, CRGIA are currently been owed between 9 and 11 months salaries findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. Several SOS messages sent to CrossRiverWatch by staff shows that all may not be well despite claims by the state government that it pays salaries on time which earned
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has called for an overhaul of the Nigerian Prison System to position as a government parastatal that drives reformation and productivity. Governor Ayade made the call, Tuesday in Calabar, the state capital while hosting the state controller of the Nigerian Prison Service, NPS,
By Ushang Ewa The Federal College of Education Obudu (FCEOB) has suspended its Bursar, Mr. Sixtus Ushie for alleged theft of NGN125 million from the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System, GIFMIS, salary account of the college. The Governing Council of the institution after its sitting on September 29 directed Mr. Sixtus to proceed on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Ministry of Justice has requested Nigeria’s secret police; The DSS to investigate an alleged threat to life of some indigenes of Cross River State. The Attorney General of the Federation in a letter dated September 26, 2017 and addressed to the Director General of the DSS requested the Department to
By Jonathan Ugbal Over 200 constables who graduated from the Police Training School in Odukpani last month have been posted to different divisions across the state. About 581 constables from Akwa Ibom and Cross River State graduated with those of Cross River origin given their postings on Friday Police sources say. They comprised of over