by crossriverwatch admin On Monday, March 18, 2013, the Chairman of Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, Sir Patrick Otu, unveiled the time table for the 2013 elections for the chairmen and councilors positions in the eighteen council areas and one hundred and ninety-six political wards of the state with the polling date fixed for
by crossriverwatch admin Records obtained from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation show clearly that the 18 local government areas in Cross River State got a gross total of N203, 102,369,932 in allocation between 2006 and 2010. After all statutory deductions, the records show that N172, 646,973,680 was actually transferred to the
by crossriverwatch admin A thirteen year old girl, Precious Udu, who was taken from Obudu in northern Cross River State to Calabar to work as a house maid has been bathed with hot water severely burning her neck, shoulder and chest even as she was not allowed to attend school by her mistress, Esther Amunde.
by crossriverwatch admin The increase in the activities of sea pirates along the Bakassi River and other coastal communities in Cross River State have become a source of worry to the people of the riverine communities. A crossriverwatch correspondent who visited the communities gathered that the development has rendered their youths and able adults idle
by crossriverwatch admin Axes and machetes were deployed on Wednesday evening along the Ogoja- Calabar highway to extricate the mangled bodies of nine commuters, six male and three females following a head on collision between a Audi 80 car and a Toyota hiace bus. The crash which occurred at about 5pm at Esinjok village some
by crossriverwatch admin Federal Operations Unit Zone C of the Nigerian Customs Service yesterday arrested a white Peugeot J5 bus load of frozen chicken at Odukpani junction near Calabar in Cross River State. Speaking to journalists, the head of the unit, Comptroller of Customs Dimka Victor David confirmed that the bus conveyed 202 cartons of
by crossriverwatch admin Except the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs gives urgent attention to the Niger Delta skills Acquisition Center located at Ikot Nakanda in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, the over N2billion Naira project may be washed away by an exposed gully erosion. Findings by crossriverwatch have revealed that the skills
by crossriverwatch admin The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Christian Ita has denied that there was any emergency around governor Imoke’s journey to the USA this morning. In a statement, he said “Contrary to reports that the governor was rushed out this morning, we want to make it clear