By Philip Agba and Margaret John Cross River State has been noted as one of the States in Nigeria that have greatly benefitted from the mass media in terms of objective, impartial and balanced content due to its plurality of broadcast stations. The attribution was given at the one year anniversary lecture of Sparkling 92.3FM
By CrossRiverWatch Admin When Cpl. Canice Adie, was granted a three days pass by the army authorities at the Second Brigade in Uyo Akwa Ibom state, to keep an appointment back home in Obudu in Cross River state where he hails from, little did the authorities know about his real motive. Cpl. Canice Adie, who
By Margaret John: House of Assembly Correspondent The ongoing audit of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Cross River State Government by the eight House of Assembly has revealed that a construction firm, Messrs Megalo Construction and Engineering limited of 5, Ndoma-Egba crescent, Calabar collected a mobilization fee of NGN39,076,274 for three projects but completed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The AAC State Chairman had alleged in an opinion article that about N4billion Naira was withdrawn from the State and Local government joint accounts, just before the last elections, to fund what the governor called ‘quick win projects’ in the 18 LGAs and that the memo never made it to exco to
By David Nsa At least, two thousand indigenes of Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State resident in Ekajuk Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State have been sacked from the area. The Ebonyi indigenes resident in the area are mainly traders. Their houses and shops were allegedly set ablaze by the Ekajuk people
By Kelvin Ololo The Chairman, Cross River State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Mr. Victor Dan Udu, has decried the poor welfare of Media practitioners in the State. Speaking over the phone on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”, the NUJ Chairman inferred emphatically that Journalists welfare had been neglected and not given adequate
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Bolt (formerly Taxify), the leading on-demand transportation platform in Africa on 3rd May, 2919 launched operations in Uyo and Calabar. It is the first ride hailing service to connect passengers with drivers in these cities. The expansion move brings Bolt’s cities in Nigeria to a total of seven: the service is already
By David Nsa The Chairman, Association of Cross River Online Journalist (ACROJ), Mr. Hope Obeten has admonished journalist in the State to keep up the good work, regardless of challenges. Mr. Obeten gave the charge while speaking as a guest on Episode 146 of “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” which airs Sundays 6-7pm on Hit