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 crossriverwatch admin Cross River State produced a Rear Admiral in the promotions that were approved by the Navy Board. Commodore Peter Akomaye Agba from Obudu Local Government was among the 112 senior naval officers that were promoted to various ranks. He has been elevated to the rank of a Rear Admiral, the third from
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 Vanguard Lagos State, inflicted the unkindest cut on their Cross River counterparts when they snatched renowned athletics coach and former world 400m record holder, Lee Evans who has been spearheading Cross River’s grassroots athletics development programme. Coach Evans worked with Cross River State for almost three years, but a few weeks to the National
by informationnigeria.org Some officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC in Calabar over the weekend mounted a manhunt for a lady who allegedly had marathon s*x with their colleague, Ofem Eta, during which he died. According to a source at 2, Orok Ita Street, Big Qua, where Ofem was living before he
by crossriverwatch admin The management of Aero Contractors Airlines has announced an increase in its flight frequencies to the Cross River State Capital Calabar from Abuja and Lagos. Aero in a statement obtained by crossriverwatch said the move is a mark of support for the tourism initiatives of the Cross River State Government. Part of
by crossriverwatch admin There’s trouble in the offing for the management team of one of the Primary Health Centres in Biase Local Government Council in Cross River State. This is as a result of the persistent demand for money by the staff of the health centre against the free health policy of the Imoke administration