By Victoria Effiong Unless an urgent action is taken, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) 500 unit prototype hostel at Cross River State University (UNICROSS) could soon become a disaster. It is a death trap for students living in it. The hostel, awarded in December 2004, was abandoned by Directed Services Limited, a local firm that
By Elijah Ojonicko Akoji, Wikkitimes Four out of the five contractors that received over N1 billion for the installation of solar streetlights in Adamawa State are the same individuals but the projects were allegedly never executed, according to an investigation by WikkiTimes. President Muhammadu Buhari’s senior special assistant on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adedulire,
By Patrick Obia In 2015, immediately after he was sworn in as the governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade, unveiled a plan to build and operate an ultra-modern filling station called Petrocross. The ultra-modern fuel station, according to the governor, was to boost the State’s revenue and transform the State that is hitherto
By Idris Kamal Ibrahim, WikiTimes In 2019, the federal government, through the Federal Ministry of Employment, Labour, and Productivity, released about N20.8 million for the construction of a skills acquisition center bungalow in Gamawa, Bauchi State. Data obtained from Open Treasury Portal, an open contracting site of the Federal Government of Nigeria, indicates that G-Men
By Archibong Jeremiah For leading a peaceful protest against management rascality, abuses and demand for improved working conditions, Transcorp Hotels Calabar allegedly sacked eight staff. After the peaceful protest Kanu Okpo, Fred Ogar, Ezra Osim, Lawrence Ebony, Stella Etim, Bassey Ediba, Geraldine Itoe and Abel Eshiet reportedly became targets of abuse of power from the
By Patrick Obia In Cross River State’s 2019 budget, over N145 million was earmarked for new classrooms at PCN Primary School Ikot Ishie in Calabar Municipality while more than 7 million was budgeted for a motorised borehole in the school under the model school project of the State. The contracts were eventually awarded through the
By Archibong Jeremiah In what may be described as aiding and abetting corruption, the judicial authorities in Cross River State have refused to act despite CrossRiverWatch investigation that proved Magistrate Bassey Nsidieti Bassey, Registrar of Ikom Magistrate’s Court is allegedly abusing his office for personal gains. The Chief Registrar, Judiciary Headquarters in Calabar, the State
By Victoria Effiong In 2012, the Federal Executive Council approved the sum of N1.2 billion for the construction of a specialist hospital in Ikom Local Government Area in Cross River State. But after nine years, the hospital is yet to be opened because the building which was half-done is now deteriorating. The hospital, a one-story