By Patrick Obia A day after the Cross River PDP asked the court to remove the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade and his deputy, Prof. Ivara Esu after they defected to APC, the organized labor began indefinite strike. The organized labor which comprises Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the
By Jonathan Ugbal The witness of the claimants in Suit number HC/296/2019 of the High Court of Cross River State failed to show up on Monday for cross examination, elongating the matter of alleged libel and defamation of the Cross River Microfinance Bank. Online newspaper, CrossRiverWatch and the Publisher, Agba Jalingo are listed as second
By Maxwell Effiong and Patrick Obia Interns of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) have protested over 11 months unpaid salary. The management since August 2, 2021 suspended the interns for asking for their wages. The peaceful protest held today, Monday, in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Their takeoff point was IBB Way by
By Archibong Jeremiah Ahead of planned peaceful protest, the Cross River State Police Command has invited leaders aggrieved interns of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) for dialogue. The UCTH interns are currently preparing to exercise their fundamental rights to press home their demand to the management of the hospital who sacked them for
By Patrick Obia Two years after emerging winners of Mrs. Linda Ayade Literary Art competition, winners of the second edition held in 2019 are yet to receive their prize money. The Linda Ayade Literary Art Competition was conceived to promote literary creativity among young people in Cross River State who have a leaning to creative
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch has compiled different footage from the free for all at the September 30, 2021 election for the leadership of the Nigerian Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The disagreement between Orok Duke, a former lawmaker and one time Chairman of the Cross River Sports Commission and the
By Jonathan Ugbal Air Commodore Ibrahim Kefas (rtd), a former Military Administrator of Cross River State has died at the age of 73. The Wukari in Taraba State native died in the early hours of Friday, October 1, 2021. He has since been buried according to Islamic dictates. He served as milad of Cross River
By Sylvia Felix Civic Activists and Media Practitioners (CAMP) Forum has called on Nigerians to reflect on the state of the nation. The group in a press release signed by it’s Board of Trustees and made available to this newspaper said the country is at a point that only conscious reflection can help. CAMP Forum