The Obudu Legislative Council has passed a resolution stopping the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, from distributing bills to customers in Obudu until there is an obvious improvement in their service. This was contained in a motion moved by Hon. Frank B. Agim representing Ipong ward. Hon. Agim urged the legislative body to act promptly
The poverty of bourgeoisie mentality is like a canker-worm that has eaten deep into the Nigerian development concept. How do we explain a 6 billion naira specialist hospital built in Yenogua almost a decade ago, never used, today the building is said to be sinking? We have not addressed basic primary health care, yet we
By CrossRiveWatch admin The arrival of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan in Calabar today saw the obstruction of free flow of traffic for hours on the airport route along IBB road, up to Marian road, as security operatives barricaded streets and diverted vehicles to other routes. The First Lady is visiting Calabar to attend
By Aplefe Ojong The Governor-Elect, Professor Senator Ben Ayade has been described as a qualified and professional Environmental expert who will not implement any policy that will be injurious to the sustainability of Cross River State Forests. Director-General of the Cross River State Political Network, Prince Michael Nku Abuo, who disclosed this while speaking with
By Our Correspondent Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke has charged newly appointed Permanent Secretaries who he described as engine room of government, to give total support to the incoming administration in the state to ensure its success. The governor, who gave the charge while swearing in seven permanent secretaries, enjoined them to
Cross River State is rich in solid minerals, which is presently largely unexploited. Of note are limestones, barytes, clay, salt, tin, granite basalt, quartzite, kaolin, feldspar to mention a few. In spite of the rich mineral endowments, mining activities at a commercial level have been restricted only to limestone. The solid mineral sector has the
By Richard Ndoma An oil tanker belonging to Hudson Petroleum Ltd at the weekend lost 33,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in an explosion. The oil truck exploded in front of the firm’s office making it the fifth time such explosion occurred at the same spot with devastating effect. The previous explosion is reported
By CrossRiverWatch admin Vice President Namadi Sambo has stated that the 560 megawatt-capacity Calabar Power Station built by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) has been completed and ready for inauguration. Speaking at the weekend during the inauguration of the Oke-Aro 330/132/33kV, a gigantic power transmission station