By Patrick Obia Connected Development (CODE), a Pan-Africa non-profit-making organization with a mission to empower grassroots communities in Africa with information and hold government accountable, has ended its one-day citizens-led campaign on social accountability, and implementation workshop in Calabar, Cross River State. The workshop which is phase 2 of “The Power of Voices Partnership (PVP)”
By Agency Reporter The attention of the Cross River State Government has cleared the air on the recent killing of a UNICROSS student. The State Government in a press release maintained that the report circulating around is misleading, thus painting authorities in a bad light. The release signed by Dr. Alfred Mboto, Permanent Secretary of
By Theophilus Adedokun, The ICIR The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the closure of universities across the country for three weeks to enable students to exercise their franchise in the February 25 and March 11 elections. According to a letter addressed to the vice-chancellors of all universities and directors of inter-university centers, the NUC
By Ogar Monday A former Custodial Officer of the Nigeria Correctional Center, Ikom, Central Cross River, ACC Peter Ahange has bowed out of active service with a ceremonial court session held in his honor. The session, which was held at Ikom Magistrate court 3, in Ikom allowed the officer to perform his last duty in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A six-classroom block in Community Secondary School Bumaji, Boki LGA of Cross River State has collapsed. The building collapsed on Monday, February 6 2023 at about 4 pm while students were having evening games in the school. A source told CrossRiverWatch that no student or staff of the school was affected, calling
By Patrick Obia The Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Akon Ikpeme has granted the prerogative of mercy to fifty-eight (58) inmates in three custodial centers across the State. The Chief Judge who is on a tour of correctional centers in the State visited the Afokang prison in Calabar South LGA, Ikom, and Ogoja
TOPIC Queuing For Money, Fuel, And PVC: Reality And Way Forward. INTRODUCTION There are only 20 days left to the Presidential and National Assembly polls slated for Saturday, February 25, 2023. It is expected that the candidates of the various political parties will be on the final leg of their campaigns. However, conversations have centered
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River chapter of the Child Protection Network, CPN, has called on Governor Benedict Ayade and law enforcement agents to do the needful in ensuring the release of the kidnapped Commissioner for Women Affairs in the State, Surveyor Gertrude Njar who was abducted three days ago in Mbukpa, Calabar South Local