By Ogar Monday The immediate past Cross River State Head of Service, Dr. Mary-Theresa Ikwen has launched a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) “Dugeri Girls Development Foundation” as a means of supporting girl child education. The NGO launch was part of activities marking her 60th birthday where she revealed that “I hawked moi moi, garri and Akara
By Ogar Monday The member representing Odukpani state constituency in the House of Assembly, Honorable Bassey Akiba and the Director General of the Greater Calabar Capital City Development Agency, Kingsley Ita have charged students to live above board and shun activities that won’t be included in their curriculum vitae. Both gave the advise during the
By Our Reporter The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC Governing Board, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has assured the University of Calabar, UNICAL VC, Prof. Zana Akpagu that “the new Faculty of Law building which is on-going, would not only be completed, but would also be furnished, and would stand out to be one
By Ushang Ewa Students of the Cross River State College of Health Technology (COHTECH) in Calabar Monday morning protested the non release of funds from management to conduct Student’s Union Government elections and their welfare. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the students had locked the gate which is the only entrance to the institution located along Mary
By Jonathan Ugbal The 32 seater Toyota Coaster bus of the Okuku Campus of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) stolen in July 2017 has been returned to the institution by the Okpoma division of the Nigeria Police Force. The culprits had sprayed the vehicle a different color and inscribed “Temple Mass Transit Nigeria
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River Government has announced plans to hold a Media Literacy Education symposium for youths in the state with focus on social media management. The symposium will be organized in collaboration with the Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) said the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs. Rosemary Archibong Tuesday
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Accolades, commendations and felicitations have continued to assail Professor Zana Akpagu, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar on the occasion of his 58th birthday. Professor Zana turned 58 on Saturday, August 26, 2017 and numerous professional organisations and individuals have hailed him for his developmental strides since he took over
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Exactly five years today, August 27, a new and a vibrant online media outfit, CrossRiverWatch was introduced into the media industry in Cross River state and Nigeria to contribute its own quota to the development of the profession in the country and in shaping and playing a robust part in the socioeconomic