By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government says it will in a couple of weeks sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Chad on the proposed Bakassi deep seaport. The Governor, Senator Ben Ayade stated this Tuesday when he hosted some Federal Lawmakers in the state for oversight
By Jonathan Ugbal Niger Delta Affairs minister, Usani Usani has joined others in condoling his colleague in the Sports and Youths development ministry, Solomon Dalung over the death of his wife, Ruth Dalung. Usani took to Facebook to convey his condolences. “Dalung is a brother indeed. The feeling of empathy engulfs me and robs me
By Jonathan Ugbal With 8 days left to be in office in acting capacity, the Federal Government has initiated moves to stop the confirmation of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen reports The Authority. President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be set to break the old tradition of appointing the most senior
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigeria Labor Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, in Cross River State on Wednesday picketed the state Ministry of Local Government Affairs and the Office of the Head of Service. This followed the non-payment of eight months` salaries of local government workers and primary school teachers in the state.
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Governments of Cross River and Ebonyi states have agreed on new terms to fast-track the processes aimed at resolving recurring conflicts between communities located at the Cross River/Ebonyi interstate boundary. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of a joint meeting of officials of both
By Jonathan Ugbal, Elijah Ugani and Ikwen Atuaka A young Bette native, Placidus Undie is the first reported victim from the Bette side of the renewed Bette –Tiv war CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Placidus suspected to be in his mid-twenties was shot in what our correspondent says is his shoulder with the bullet seemingly penetrating his
By Elijah Ugani; Health Correspondent Nurses in Cross River State Monday began an indefinite industrial action following the state’s refusal to reverse the promotion of a junior nurse to superintend over her seniors in Obudu local government area of the state. The nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives
By Jonathan Ugbal and Itiunbe Atunka Following a warning by the Youths Council president in Obudu local government area, Agba Benedict that his counterpart in Adikpo local government area of neighbouring Benue state called to inform him of an impending attack on the Bette clan, CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered that youths and adult are mobilizing