I was going through a Facebook narration by John Offiong of his experience with litter, yesterday in Union Station, Washington DC and he concluded his article thus: ‘’Truth is, our people are mostly very dirty people living in a filthy country and our cities can bear witness to this assertion. Even my beloved Calabar
By Our Correspondent Following the inability of the contractors handling evacuation of refuse in Calabar metropolis to meet their obligations in line with the terms of agreement, Cross River State Government has announced an immediate termination of their contracts. It will be recalled that Governor Ben Ayade, shortly on assumption of office three months ago,
By CrossRiverWatch admin The University of Calabar, has finally written to solicitors for Hon. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, the Member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives accepting that it was an error on the part of the institution that led to the wrong information that the lawmaker’s certificate was not genuine. Dust had
By Our Correspondent There are indications that the list of Commissioners and other members that will constitute the new Cross River State Executive Council, may be out later in the week or early next week. This is because the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has set up a committee to oversee the selection process. A
By CrossRiverWatch admin The botched visit of President Mohammadu Buhari to Cross River State may have cost the state 200 million Naira according to reliable government house sources. President Buhari was billed to visit Calabar tomorrow, 21st of September to perform the ground breaking ceremony for the 240km superhighway from Calabar to Obudu in the
By Jonathan Ugbal The ceding of the Bakassi Peninsula should not have taken place because the judgement of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is not binding or enforceable says Elder Andem Antigha, a community leader in Bakassi local government area who also urges President Muhammadu Buhari to revisit the issue. Antigha who is also
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State government may soon begin the public auction of old and irreparable vehicles to fund the purchase of new ones CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered just as the Government House Press Corps has suffered immobility due to vehicle breakdown for over a fortnight. Sources in the governor’s office say it
By Inyali Peter Cross River state youths have called on private companies operating in the state to create more jobs for indigenes of the state to curb unemployment in the country. The youths who were speaking under the aegis of Forum of Past Union Leaders (FOPUL) made the call during an interaction with Governor Ben