By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch The Cross River State coordinator of the Home Grown School Feeing Program (HGSFP), Mr. Gabriel Okulaja has denied reports that its office distributed rotten chicken to vendors to feed pupils in primary school. Some Cross Riverians on social media had on Sunday, February 11, 2018 raised alarm that rotten chicken
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River House of Assembly has passed the 2018 appropriation bill of NGN1.3trillion presented by Governor Ben Ayade. Mr. Ayade had presented the budget before the House on November 30, 2017 and tagged it a “Buget of Kinetic Crystallization” which drew mixed reactions from the masses. And, on Thursday during plenary,
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan The Cross River State government has issued a two week ultimatum to contractors in its universal basic education scheme to deliver on their jobs or risk investigation and possible prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was contained in a letter dated February 13, 2018 and signed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch The Cross River State Government has sent a contingent to the 2018 edition of the Rio Carnival in Brazil to understudy and make plans to ensure the growth of the Carnival Calabar, a sponsored release from Government House Calabar says. This forms part of the deliberate effort of the administration
By Ushang Ewa Two suspects have been arrested over the murder of two policemen in Ugep community of Yakurr local government area police sources say. The two suspects whose names could not be revealed are currently being detained and questioned at the Ugep divisional headquarters of the Nigeria Police. Inspector Ofem Abani Eteng from Ketabebe-Ijom
By Agba Philip A non-governmental organization based in Calabar, the Cross River state capital, Basic Rights Council Initiative BRCI, has written to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital UCTH demanding for details Of supply of oxygen cylinders to the hospital between January 2013 to December 2017. The letter with reference no. BRCI/CAI/UCTH/VOI.10/008/2018 and addressed to
By Frank Edima Follow @FFrankedima and Ogar Monday Follow @ogar_monday The Cross River chapter of the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ campaign has advised the political class in the state, especially the State House of Assembly to speedily assent to the bill seeking to reduce the age to contest for electoral offices or risk being
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan Following the deployment of the iReport platform and Media Communication network bot by CRWatch resources, publishers of CrossRiverWatch. CrossRiverWatch (A Nigerian media BRAND with a Global reach) is announcing the launch of CrossRiverWatch Media Network Bot (CRiW-MNet Bot). The internet robot called CrossRiverWatch Bot is based on the Telegram Messenger.