By Jonathan Ugbal The Police command in Cross River has arrested two suspects in connection to the death of a hawker simply identified as Michael who was killed in a confrontation with officials of the State’s Department of Public Transportation DOPT, in Calabar on Friday. The command’s public relations officer, Mrs. Irene Ugbo, a Deputy
By Ilam Patricia Fuel scarcity has rocked Cross River State as virtually no patrol station is selling the premium motor spirit (fuel) in the State capital. The incident which started last week with no station selling at 8 Miles and a handful within the metropolis is biting harder. According to a petroleum dealer who spoke
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC) has called for a “snap investigation and possible prosecution” of the team from the Department of Public Transportation (DOPT) which caused the death of a hawker simply identified as Michael on Friday in Calabar. Michael was said to have attempted retrieving
By Our Reporter The former Special Assistant to the Cross River State Governor; Senator Ben Ayade on Local Content, Mr. Imoh Anthony has called on the Governor to expedite action on the State Government sponsored Bakassi Deep Seaport which he acknowledged remains the last resort for the good people of Cross River Riverians. In a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A cousin of the Cross River state governor, Mr. Gab Adah was kidnapped last night after leaving bricks cafe, at parliamentary Calabar, where he was relaxing. “He was driving home from bricks cafe, near the Ayade power plant at parliamentary before he was double crossed close to Efio-Ete roundabout by gunmen and
By Archibong Jeremiah Over two months after the former Cross River State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Barrister Joe Abang, okayed the trial of Chief Edet Okon Asim (former Chairman of Calabar Municipal and Ayade’s Adviser on Biodiversity) over allegations of raping an underage girl (name withheld), the matter is yet to be filed
By CrossRiverWatch Admim The management of University of Calabar has threatened to sack any of its staff or students found to be involved in dubious act like admission, employment and certificate racketeering. The institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Zana Akpagu gave out the warning at the University’s Council Chambers during the inauguration of the Students’ wing
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government, under the leadership of the Executive Governor, Senator Ben Ayade is set to deliver it’s first supply of rice seedlings to farmers in Kolkuma/Opokuma LGA of Bayelsa State, with headquarters in Kaiama. Governor Ben Ayade yesterday inspected the rice farm workers at the Industrial Park