By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has commissioned a computerized vehicle inspection center in Calabar. Governor Ayade was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Tina Agbor. The center was commissioned in the State Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) Ekorinim, Calabar Municipal. See pictures from the event shared by Matthew Okache,
By Johnson Agada, The Cable The new board members of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) were inaugurated on Wednesday in Abuja. The inauguration was conducted by Umana Umana, Minister of Niger Delta affairs. The senate had, on December 20, confirmed Lauretta Onochie, a presidential aide, as the chairperson of the NDDC board. A list of
By Patrick Obia The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched a portal for the accreditation of online media organizations for the 2023 general elections. The electoral umpire disclosed this in a notice made available to journalists on Thursday, January 5, 2023, where it said all accreditation standards of media houses and journalists wishing to
By Patrick Obia Suspected agents believed to hail from Calabar South Local Government Council on Monday 2 January 2023 at the popular Watt Market Shopping Center Complex harassed petty traders and their Vice Chairman – Chinedu Igwe beaten into a coma. According to pictures and videos by Effio-Ita Nyok, the publisher of NegroidHaven, the suspects
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed Mallam Adamu Uba Musa, and twelve others as Commissioner nominees sent to it by Governor Ben Ayade as members of the State Executive Council. Also confirmed by the lawmakers is the Director-General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong. Adamu
By Etido Okon And Isaac Jarigbe One of the world’s best fictional writers, Chimamanda Adichie has been conferred with a chieftaincy title of ‘Odeluwa’ (she who writes for the world) by her community in Anambra State. Chimamanda Adichie hails from Abba in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. The writing genius, Chimamanda is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Founded on the principles of open governance and accountability, through investigative journalism CrossRiverWatch published 22 investigative reports that exposed corruption in Cross River State last year. The reports were published under different projects supported by Civic Media Lab, Climate Tracker, Policy Alert, Y Monitor, I-79 Media Consults, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism,
By Patrick Obia Bikers of all riding clubs in Cross River have sympathized with victims of the 2022 bikers parade tragedy that left 10 dead and many injured in Calabar, the State capital on December 27th. Six people were initially confirmed dead after a Toyota Camry driven by one Toyin Wahab Salawu with plate number