By Helen Ubong Listen To The Report The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions, NASU, have declared a two-week warning strike action. This was contained in a circular of the Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU signed by the National President of SSANU,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The House of Representatives Committee on Public Relations has summoned Prof. Florence Obi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar to respond to a petition by some staff of the university. The summon was contained in a letter seen by CrossRiverWatch and signed by the Chairman of the Committee,
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Cross River State Civil Service headquarters in Calabar is currently under lock and key as 1800 civil servants employed four years ago are protesting over unpaid salaries. The protesters in their numbers barricaded the entrances of the secretariat and chanted solidarity songs with leaves saying they are
By Case File Listen To The Report A former Military Administrator Lt. Colonel Paul Edor Obi (Rtd.), of Bayelsa State, Nigeria between July 1998 and May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, was docked on Monday before Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offenses Court, Lagos over alleged fraud. The former
By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Mr. Christian Chinedu Andrew has narrated how he was abducted and duped by someone he tried to help, detained, and extorted by the Police. He narrated his ordeal through a post on his Facebook wall. According to him, “I wouldn’t have been alive today if not for God,
By The Cable Listen To The Report President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Beatrice Jedy-Agba as Solicitor-General of the federation. Her appointment was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the office of the Head of Civil Service of the federation. Before Beatrice’s appointment, Mohammed Umar, Director of Public Prosecution, was acting
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report It was a tragic afternoon in the city of Calabar, capital of Cross River State as an Army truck loaded with personnel was involved in a fatal accident. The accident which is said to claim the lives of the personnel and several injured occurred hours ago at Bebobsco
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Presenter, Kanedrick Kingsley Agwu popularly known as Fada Kane has disclosed that he is not the father of the two kids he was told by his ex-girlfriend (MarryAnn Efa) he fathered. The broadcaster took to his social media to publish court affidavits as well as details of the