by crossriverwatch admin Crossriverwatch can authoritatively report that Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State Governor, who has been away to America for medical treatment for an disclosed ailment has just returned to the country. Former Minister of Information, John Odey, confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES some minutes ago that Mr. Imoke who has been away
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Acting Governor, Mr. Efiok Cobham on February 12, 2013 promised that his boss, Liyel Imoke, is not in a life threatening condition and will be back to the State by the end of that week or latest in the following week. This assurance came at a time the Conference
by crossriverwatch admin Ahead of the 2014 National Sports Festival scheduled to be hosted by the Cross River State Government, the state’s Acting Governor Mr. Efiok Cobham, has inaugurated a reconstituted 24- man Local Organizing Committee (LOC) in Calabar to champion the planning of the event. Speaking shortly after inaugurating the committee in Calabar yesterday,
by crossriverwatch admin In line with the Ministry of Aviation Cargo Perishable Initiative, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN has said that the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, in Cross River State has been designated as one of the nation’s Agro-Perishable cargo airport. The Director Cargo Development, FAAN Mr. Roland Ofule, disclosed this in
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River music crooner, Iyanya launched his new album “Iyanya Vs. Desire” yesterday at the International Conference Center in Abuja. Some of the persons who were at the event say though the event could be rated as relatively successful, the fans were not ecstatic at all. follow us on twitter @crossriverwatch
by crossriverwatch admin For daring to exchange words with a female Naval officer during rush hour traffic argument, a Police Inspector, Henry Joseph, was over the weekend severely beaten and stripped stark naked by the Commander of the State security outfit, the Quick Intervention Squad QIS, in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Inspector Henry
by crossriverwatch admin Out of the 196 projects awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission in Cross River State, work is yet to commence on 99 of them even as some the contracts were endorsed since 2004. The projects which span roads, water, erosion control, housing and electricity valued at over seven billion Naira, and
by Punch Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other financial matters, Senator Bassey Otu on Saturday disagreed with a former presidential aide, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, on the strength of the newly formed All Progressive Congress. While Otu said the merger would soon crumble, Ita-Giwa argued that it would bring about stiff competition