by crossriverwatch admin As Calabar Festival which lasts 32 days begins with the Tree Lighting Ceremony today, the Cross River State Government has organized a workshop for security operatives on how to ensure a hitch free festival especially during the Calabar carnival. Speaking at the workshop attended by the Police, Army, Navy, Civil Defence, Road
by crossriverwatch admin The scheduled Niger Delta regional summit organized by the Cross River State Government in collaboration with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to address security challenges in the region has been postponed to January, 2013. The summit according to the State Security Adviser to Governor Liyel Imoke, Mr. Rekpene Bassey was conceived
by crossriverwatch admin In a bid to ensure that the HIV/AIDS scourge does not mar the fun during the 32-day Calabar festival and Carnival which commences today December 1, 2012, the State Agency for the Control of AIDS (SACA) has advised hoteliers to compulsorily place condoms in all their hotel rooms and suites. SACA Director-General,
by PM News The will of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, was on Friday presented to the family with his widow, Bianca, getting the lion’s share. The presentation by the Chief Registrar of the Enugu High Court, Mr Dennis Ekoh, was witnessed by Bianca, Mr Val Nwosu, Ojukwu’s first cousin, and Mr Mike
by crossriverwatch admin As the 2012 Calabar Festival kicks-off tomorrow with the lighting of the Christmas tree at the Millennium Park, there appears to be a scramble by tourists for Calabar-bound flights. The Millennium Park, previously known as Eleven Eleven, was a memorial to mark the end of the World War 11. It is the
by punch The House of Representatives on Thursday ordered an investigation into a “multi-billion naria” mansion said to belong to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe. The property, located at Mabushi in the Federal Capital Territory, was said to have been built for the minister by a construction firm, SETRACO. The House
By SaharaReporters, New York The Federal Government has sacked, with immediate effect, the Director General (DG) of the Bureau for Public Enterprises, Bolanle Onogoruwa, directing her to hand over to Benjamin Ezra Dikki, the most Senior Director in the Bureau. Mr. Dikki will hold the position in an acting capacity. The changes were contained in
by Punch Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has canvassed that churches and mosques should begin to pay tax in the country. Falana, who expressed worry about the role of religious bodies in the fight against corruption, spoke against the backdrop of the acquisition of a jet by the President of the Christian Association of