By Jonathan Ugbal The last may not have been heard of the decision of the Cross River State Government to construct a passenger and cargo airport in Obudu Local Government Area as one of the host communities has claimed that over five hundred million Naira worth of crops have been destroyed so far. One of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by the Cross River State Government to challenge the suspension of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. In a split decision of six-to-one of a seven-man panel of the apex court, Justice Olulayode Ariwoola, who prepared the lead majority
By Obeten Godfrey Late Mrs. Priscilla Agbo Jarigbe, mother of Federal lawmaker, Hon. Jarigbe Agom, is set to make her final journey home. Mrs. Priscilla, aged 77 passed on a fortnight ago and will be laid to rest later this month. From the funeral programme obtained by CrossRiverWatch, the funeral ceremony holds as follows: Thursday:
By David Nsa Cross River State Football Association, has inaugurated her Electoral and Appeal Committee recently in Calabar. The Electoral Committee members are: Mr. Vincent Egbe (Chairman), Talabi Oke (Secretary) and Mr. Sunny Undebe, Mr. Dandy Moses, Mrs. Rose Usang and Mrs. Ekenem Eka as members. The members of the Appeal Committee include Barr. Paul
By Efa Sunday and David Nsa Mr. Victor Dan Udu of Ministry of Information has been returned as Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ) Cross River State Council. At the inauguration ceremony which held at Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre, Calabar, Udu was returned along side, Mr. Oka Ibor of Chronicle Newspapers, Mr. Edem Edem
By Efa Sunday An Ibadan resident simply known Okoye Maria Emmanuel has called out to Cross Riverians and well meaning Nigerians to help him raise the sum of 10 million Naira to conduct a kidney transplant. Emmanuel Okoye in a letter signed by his Senior Clinical Officer at the Renal Dialysis Centre, University College Hospital
By Emmanuel Unah Relief materials worth millions of naira have been razed down in the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) store house following a fire outbreak on Saturday evening. The fire which started at about 7pm razed several bags of rice, gallons of vegetable, cartons of biscuits and noodles kept in the warehouse
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The member representing Ogoja/Yala constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Jarigbe Agom has lost his mother death. It wasn’t clear as at press time the cause of death and when. More details about the burial program later.