by crossriverwatch admin There is no law that prescribes which school anybody should place his children or wards but it’s a matter of personal choice whether to send them to public or private schools says Professor Offiong E. Offiong, the Cross River State Education Commissioner. Professor Offiong who made the declaration on Tuesday in Calabar
by crossriverwatch admin Two female undergraduate robbery suspects and their male partner in crime were battered and stripped naked in Calabar on Friday afternoon for attempting to rob a Calabar-based businesswoman of N1. 5million Naira. The three suspects operating in a gulf car were accosted by a taxi driver at about 4pm along the Murtala
by crossriverwatch admin Heavy rainstorm on Saturday worsened the woes of Bedia Secondary Commercial School, the only government commercial secondary school in the entire Obudu Local Government Area. Structures in the school had already broken down completely and become inhabitable for pupils due to neglect occasioned by the handing over of the school by the
by crossriverwatch admin The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Cross River State Chapter on Monday suspended its strike action over the non-implementation of the 27.5 per cent Teachers Specific Allowance by the government. A statement signed by the union’s chairman, Comrade Eyo Nsa Itam and its secretary, Comrade Livinus Omini said following the resumption of
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by crossriverwatch admin Hundreds of heavily armed police drafted from formations around Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Monday barricaded the main gate and other entrances to the University of Calabar to stop members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU from carrying out a planned city walk. The police, led by an
by crossriverwatch admin Following cases of involvement of personnel of the National Cadet Corps undergoing training in secondary schools in Cross River State in criminal activities, the Nigerian Army headquarters has banned the corps and all forms of military training in schools in the state. A statement by Mr. Rekpene Bassey, the State Security Adviser
by crossriverwatch admin The Student Union Government, SUG President, of the University of Calabar, Comrade Bassey Eka has disclosed that he supports the ongoing strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT Cross River Chapter. He made it known in an interview with CrossRiverWatch in his lodge