By Patrick Obia Hundreds of ad-hoc staff who sweep the roads for the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) are protesting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital over unpaid salaries. The women who are paid only NGN7,500 per month, say they have been owed for six months and tricked by the Commissioner for Environment, Mfon
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A frontline aspirant for the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency seat, Henry Igelle Onwe has hailed the emergence of Alphonsus Eba as the new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State. Eba had emerged as the consensus candidate for the Governor’s faction on Saturday while Egbeji “Jallo” John emerged in a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Several Cross Riverians on Tuesday joined millions across the globe to celebrate Id-El Maulud with the Muslim Ummah. Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade; former lawmaker, John Owan-Enoh and federal lawmaker, Legor Idagbo urged the Muslim Ummah to imbibe the virtues of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). In a statement by his spokesman, Christian Ita,
By Idris Kamal Ibrahim, WikkiTimes The Governing Council of Bill and Melinda Gates College of Health Technology, Ningi has dissolved the Academic Board of the college after it found one Amina Sule Abdulkaidir, a daughter of the Council’s Chairman, Alhaji Sule Abdulkadir Doguwa, and 10 other students guilty of exams malpractice, WikkiTimes’s independent Investigation revealed. Amina
By Jonathan Ugbal Aides of Governor Ben Ayade stole the show at Saturday’s congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the U. J Esuene Stadium in Calabar. His aide on Due Process, Alphonsus Ogar whom he pitched against Venatius Ikem during his days at the People’s Democratic Party emerged as Chairman. Asides Eba, his
By Jonathan Ugbal There has been an explosion at the Eburutu barracks of the Nigerian Army in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It is unclear what actually exploded but it is said to have shaken buildings nearby with the window panes and ceilings of houses in the golf view estate shattered. The explosions began
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The remains of a former military Governor of Rivers State, Brig. Gen. Anthony Ukpo was on Saturday laid to rest at his native Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area with many calling for Nigerians to emulate his investment strategy. Ukpo, who passed away on September 6, 2021 invested in the hospitality and medical
By SaharReporters The African Action Congress (AAC) has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over its gross incompetence and failure to fulfil any of the major promises made to Nigerians in the 2015 general elections. The party also condemned the undemocratic actions of the regime and its human rights record, saying it has