By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The boundary disputes between Cross River and its neighboring Ebonyi state may soon be resolved as processes to a final and peaceful decision are in top gear. This follows a joint government committee meeting on boundary dispute, chaired by the Deputy Governor Ivara Esu in his office recently in
By CrossRiverWatch admin Hon. Itam V. Abang, member Cross River State House of Assembly representing Boki 1 State constituency has been accused of fraud in a petition to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Chief Ferdinand Bette Enu, the petitioner through his legal counsel, A. A. Malami, SAN and Co. in
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State House of Assembly is set to form a democracy club which will be unveiled next Friday, according to the Speaker of the House, Hon. John Gaul Lebo. . The Speaker who is currently attending the 46th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Nairobi Kenya, in an update on his timeline
By Jonathan Ugbal The ability of cocoa farmers to comprehend and prepare adequately for changes in the agricultural sub sector in terms of pricing is a determining factor for true success in the business. This and many more were part of the lessons learned from modules delivered by experts in the cocoa business from across
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent Members of Ikang Combined Council (ICC) have beckoned their representative in the Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA), Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey, to swiftly take legislative actions to address three major plights of the constituency. The demand was made recently during a courtesy call to Hon. EKpo
By CrossRiverWatch admin The relentless pressure being mounted by human rights lawyers and activist, Okoi Obono Obla on anti corruption agencies to probe the immediate past administration in Cross River state, seem to be giving the former governor, Liyel Imoke sleepless nights, CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered. Chief Okoi Obono Obla has mounted a persistent campaign,
By CrossRiverWatch admin CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered that plans are underway to downgrade the Cross State Polytechnic otherwise known as the Institute of Technology and Management, ITM in Ugep to a technical college. The Cross River State Government had entered into a partnership with Highbury College, Portsmouth, United Kingdom to design a demand-driven curriculum for
By Edima Frank Following the continuous neglect of the failed highway leading from Calabar to Akpabuyo and Bakassi LGAs in the southern part of Cross River State, these two local governments may soon be cut off from the state according to residents who spoke with CrossRiverWatch. Since early June 2015, when the rains became incessant