By Ushang Ewa A 28 year old Bureau De Change (BDC) operator, Mallam Suleiman Zakari was on Monday electrocuted at Barracks road in Calabar, the Cross River State capital after stepping on a high tension cable while attempting to put out a fire caused by power surge reports Vanguard. Zakari who hails from Kano state
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that given the record performance of his administration despite the lean financial resources accruing to the state, his government is not scared of the 2019 general elections as all the state asks for is a free and fair election. Mr. Ayade
By Jonathan Ugbal Asu Okang, the Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development in Cross River State on Monday was questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police Force in Calabar, the state’s capital over the shooting of former Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan son in-law, Godswill Edward. The invitation for questioning followed a petition
By Jonathan Ugbal CrossRiverWatch has obtained the details of the stolen 32-seater Toyota coaster bus belonging to the Okuku campus of the Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH). The vehicle which is white in color is marked with blue ink; “Cross River University of Technology Okuku Campus.” The markings are all in capital letters.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Infrastructure Company Limited (INFRACROSS) has said that only 2 Cross River based companies were among the 40 that submitted about 72 bids for for the proposed 275.5 kilometers Superhighway despite the state extending the bid window twice. The Chairman, INFRACROSS, High Chief Eugene Akeh who disclosed this to
By Jonathan Ugbal There is no market for the music industry in Cross River State says The Voice Nigeria season 2 finalist, Annie Cedric. The 25 year old Yakurr born music lover who says she does not cages herself to one genre of music even though she is good in acoustic soul and reggae also
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State House of Assembly has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to within 180 days, conduct elections for the position of the member representing Obubra II state constituency reports Hit 95.9FM Calabar. This comes barely 2 weeks after the Speaker, Honorable John Lebo denied that the house has
By Jonathan Ugbal The Defense Headquarters (DHQ) in Nigeria on Friday released a scanty report on the May 30, 2015 clash between personnel of the Nigerian Navy and Nigeria Police Force which left 2 policemen dead and 1 naval rating injured. DHQ spokesperson, Major general John Enenche who presented the report alongside that of the