By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Cross River says it arrested 200 suspects for various drug related offences in 2016. Mrs Antonia Edeh, State Commander of NDLEA disclosed this on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar. Edeh said that, out of this
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The premises of the Calabar Urban Development Agency, CUDA, has been sealed for a month running, following a magistrate court judgment against the state government over non-payment of N12.3 million annual rent covering 2014-2016 to the property owner and octogenarian, Chief Mrs. Ekanem Oku Kurz. Vanguard reports that the annual rent of
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Governments of Cross River and Ebonyi states have agreed on new terms to fast-track the processes aimed at resolving recurring conflicts between communities located at the Cross River/Ebonyi interstate boundary. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of a joint meeting of officials of both
By Jonathan Ugbal, Elijah Ugani and Ikwen Atuaka A young Bette native, Placidus Undie is the first reported victim from the Bette side of the renewed Bette –Tiv war CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Placidus suspected to be in his mid-twenties was shot in what our correspondent says is his shoulder with the bullet seemingly penetrating his
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The perenial war between the Obudu people and the neighbouring Tivs in Benue state has just resumed and is still ongoing at this time. CrossRiverWatch reported yesterday that, after getting intel that the Tivs were preparing to attack Obudu, some communities in Obudu also started stockpiling arms to defend themselves in the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has announced plans to audit workers in the Primary Health System in the state with a view to addressing challenges that will position it to achieve Universal Health Coverage by the end of 2018. This is the second time in less than 180 days that they are
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Stephen Odey, says the administration of Senator Ben Ayade in Cross River is passionately committed to ensuring standard and qualitative basic education in the state. Dr. Odey disclosed this while addressing teachers at the ongoing personnel audit, biometric image capturing and promotion/upgrading
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The promise to locally source for and process raw materials to feed the Cross River Garment factory through the cultivation of cotton farm and ginnery within the state has received a boost with the state government acquiring 1000 hectares of land from the people of Woda in Yala LGA for the cultivation