by crossriverwatch admin The federal government is planning to construct the longest pipeline in the country from Calabar via Ajaokuta to Kano State, as part of efforts to ensure steady supply of gas to meet growing market demand. Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke disclosed this while delivering a paper titled: “Encouraging Investment in
by crossriverwatch admin A 24-year-old man was electrocuted on Monday while attempting to steal electricity cable in a transformer station at Government Technical College, Ikot Efanga Mkpa, 8 Miles, Calabar. When Nigerian Tribune visited the scene of the incident, his lifeless body was found hanging between high tension poles and was later brought down by
by crossriverwatch admin The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that the Golden Eaglets upcoming CAN Under-17 qualifiers will be played in Calabar. The ‘Canaan City’ will once again be the home to Nigeria’s Under-17 national team, after Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke approved camping for the team in the state capital, which was
by crossriverwatch admin Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, has said that he has facilitated the employment of over 120 of his constituents from the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State into Federal Minstries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs. In an update on his facebook timeline yesterday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria said: There is
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by crossriverwatch admin A Cross River musician, Challex has commended the Nigeria Police for its strides in combating piracy in the country, especially in Cross River state. Challex, an Ugep born fast rising music act and a final year student in the department of English Language at the Cross River State College of Education Awi,
by crossriverwatch admin Nigeria’s A-list highlife music crooner, Sunny Neji, during the just concluded Democracy Day celebration, took his home state, Cross River, by storm with a back to back comedy and music entertainment show. The event, which was tagged ‘Laugh and Quench’ held at the Cultural Center, Calabar bringing together top comic and music
by crossriverwatch admin Finally, the All Progressive Congress, APC, constituted its state executive in Cross River State even as a faction of the party led by Mr. Ramsey Ebam has protested its alleged exclusion by instituting a court action seeking to nullify the election. A rescheduled congress which took place at the Tinapa Conference Hall