By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government has stated that the backlog of salaries owed local government workers will be cleared before Friday 12th May, 2017. This assurance was given by the State Commissioner of Local Government Affairs, Hon. Onoh Olafor while speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the event to officially flag-off
By Ogar Monday Two children accused of witchcraft, Aniema (surname withheld) age 10 and Mary (surname withheld) age 13 have narrated their ordeal and their near death experience in the hands of their accusers, August 2016 in Akpabuyo Local Government of Cross River State. The children, whom CrossRiverWatch tracked to Asanting village in Ikono local
By Archibong Jeremiah The Chairman Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Regina Anyogo has said that Local Governments in the State are ready to be financially autonomous. Speaking to CrossRiverWatch in her office, she said her Committee was directed by the Senate to assess the 18
By Archibong Jeremiah The King of Calabar South and Paramount Ruler of the Efut Nation, His Royal Majesty, Muri Munene, Effiong Mbukpa has lauded the Cross River State Government for relocating Operation Skolombo to Calabar South as a means of effectively curbing crime in the area and the State at large. His Royal Majesty Effiong
By Archibong Jeremiah/Otobong Clement The Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Engineer Mike Eraye has described the attitude of people in the State towards waste management as “not encouraging”. Engr. Eraye who made the assertion in Calabar said: “The attitude of our people towards waste disposal is not encouraging; our mind is dead mostly when
By Grace Orok The Cross River State government says it has commenced the installation of the long awaited digital printing press it procured. The government spokesperson and Commissioner for Information and orientation, Rosemary Archibong disclosed this in an interview with CrossRiverWatch also said the information ministry is working hard to procure satellite equipment for the
By Archibong Jeremiah The management of Lafarge Holcin has conceded to the demand of the Cross River State Government to fully implement the dictates of the Local Content law (LCL) which states that 80% of employment opportunity ratio be given to the host communities where they operate while 20% is reserved for those not from
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Usani Uguru Usani, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has said that the current economic crunch, notwithstanding, Nigerians would have been crawling to eat from the waste bins, if the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration had continued in office. With Vice President Osinbajo’s recent visit to the Niger Delta region, will it be appropriate