By Agency Reporter Cross River State Government says plans are underway to re-launch the State owned Radio/Television broadcasting station, Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC to bring it up to speed to meet contemporary trends in the industry. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Asu Okang, disclosed this in Calabar, during an on-the-spot inspection of facilities
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar has admitted a lawyer and critic of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State charged with terrorism to bail. In his ruling, the presiding judge, Justice Simon Amobeda said the defendant had shown “exceptional circumstances” to permit the Court to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Some Magistrates of the Cross River State Judiciary currently serving in various Magisterial districts across the State have sued Governor Ben Ayade alleging non-payment of salaries and wrongful removal of their names from Government payroll. The Court papers exclusively obtained by CrossRiverWatch show that the case is before the National Industrial Court
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) has lost another three students to death within two weeks, it recently lost two (Sharon and Nelson) to accident. They drowned over the weekend in Abakpa river, Ogoja Local Government Area while taking their bath. An eyewitness, Andrew Inyambe told Paradise News that he could only
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has demolished structures it says are illegal at Etim Edem park, Calabar. The team was led by the Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Mfon Bassey this morning. See pictures below.
By Patrick Obia Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Calabar campus, again on resumption lost two final year students identified as Nelson of Mathematics and Statistics department and Sharon Chinyeaka Abalihi of Biological Sciences. The two were said to have involved in motor accident. Sharon Chinyeaka said took her last breath while returning back to school
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar on Friday adjourned the bail hearing for Joseph Odok, a lawyer charged with terrorism and cybercrime for criticizing Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State until Tuesday, January 21 at the instance of the prosecution. Justice Simon Amobeda who presides
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Justice Simon Amobeda, a judge at the Federal High Court, Calabar, who was presiding over journalist Agba Jalingo’s case, has travelled with the case file. This was after the judge had recused himself from the case following Jalingo’s request to the Chief Judge for the matter to be reassigned. Jalingo relied on