By Peter Inyali i Former Cross River State Security Adviser, Dr Young Eta on Monday survived a suspected assassination attempt in his Diamond Hill home in Calabar. Eta who served as a State Security Adviser between 1999-2003 under former governor Donald Duke is a retired operative of Department of State Security Services (DSS). Narrating his
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Last year, I wrote a similar treatise on the incessant strike actions by organized labor in Cross River State and more than a year after my perspective on the issue, nothing has changed. Last week, labor leaders in Cross River State called workers of the state government out on a strike action
By Jonathan Ugbal The organized labor in Cross River State Wednesday defied the ‘No Work No Pay’ directive of the Cross River State Government on Day 12 of the indefinite strike action which has crippled economic activities in the state. Members of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Negotiating
By Our Correspondent The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has commended Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State for payment of salaries to local government workers in the state. NULGE National President, Mr Ibrahim kheel who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, said while states like Bayelsa
By CrossRiverWatch Admin International media personality, Wofai Samuel has continued to do her bit in drawing the attention of the rest of the world to Africa. The latest was a two-day Belarus-Africa Forum with the theme: New Frontiers, organized by the Development Bank of Belarus and African Export-Import Bank, in collaboration with the Belarus Ministry
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Executive Chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Stephen Odey has said that there is no teacher under the payroll of the state government that is being owed salaries as being rumored. According to Dr. Odey, SUBEB has been working tirelessly to reposition the basic education sector
By Archibong Jeremiah A Cross River base businessman, Mr. Edet Asuquo has urged the State Government to be humble to its people. Mr. Edet who is the Managing Director of Adsuit Investment Limited, made the call while airing his thoughts to CrossRiverWatch TV about the ongoing industrial action by the State chapter of Nigeria Labor
By Our reporter The organizers of the Annual Face of Culture International, Obudu New Yam Festival, Mountain Cinema Nigeria has announced the commencement of sale of forms for this year’s event. This disclosure was in a press release signed by Mr. Francis Akpeke, Managing Director of Mountain Cinema’s Nigeria and made available to our newsroom.