by crossriverwatch admin A Human Rights Activist and Legal Practitioner, Barrister Okoi Obono Obla has written to the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Honorable Larry Okori Odey demanding information concerning the recent trip of the Assembly members to the United States of America. CrossRiverWatch had reported last week that the
by Vanguard Senate Leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, representing Cross River Central senatorial district, yesterday advised the Federal Government to always keep any agreement entered into with labor unions to save the country from sufferings and hardships occasioned by incessant strikes. The Senate leader, who gave the advice while reacting to the strike embarked upon
by crossriverwatch admin The President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Mr. Olumide Akintayo has called on pharmacists to get involved in ensuring that rural dwellers had access to health care services. Akintayo, who spoke at the launch of Reload, a multivitamin, at the just-concluded 32nd National Conference of the Association of Community Pharmacists of
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has approved the relocation of a flood prone Eja community in Obubra Local Government area to safer grounds. The Director General, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Mr. Vincent Aquah announced this during a meeting with leaders of the community in his office. Mr. Aquah
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke last Thursday won the Housing Governor of the Year 2012 Award. Imoke was announced the winner of the award at a dinner at the Abuja Sheraton Hotel to mark the 7th edition of the Abuja Housing Show. The Imoke administration had in December 2012 commissioned
by crossriverwatch admin The three days warning strike by junior oil industry workers is causing severe hardship on motorists and commuters in Calabar the Cross River State capital. The fuel scarcity has hit the city since Monday following the strike by Natural Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, over their disagreement with major
by crossriverwatch admin The need for the Cross River State government to create a Ministry of Science and Technology to drive the industrial sector of the state has been advocated. Coordinator, Federal Technology Incubation Center Calabar, Mr. Edodi Unonoh made this call when he visited journalists as part of the center’s advocacy meeting with the
by crossriverwatch admin Few weeks after the Nigeria Meteorological Agency NIMET warned about excessive rainfall that may lead to flooding in parts of Cross River and some other States, the people of Calabar woke up this morning, Monday to meet flooded streets resulting from early morning torrential downpour. The rains which commenced around 5:30am on