By David Nsa and Philip Agba The General Manager of Sparkling 92.3 FM Calabar, Mr. Effiong Nyong has called on the Cross River State Government to create an enabling environment for Journalists to carry out their constitutional obligation. Mr. Nyong gave the charge in a press briefing as part of activities to mark the stations
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The AAC State Chairman had alleged in an opinion article that about N4billion Naira was withdrawn from the State and Local government joint accounts, just before the last elections, to fund what the governor called ‘quick win projects’ in the 18 LGAs and that the memo never made it to exco to
By David Nsa At least, two thousand indigenes of Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State resident in Ekajuk Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State have been sacked from the area. The Ebonyi indigenes resident in the area are mainly traders. Their houses and shops were allegedly set ablaze by the Ekajuk people
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Governor, His Excellency Senator Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of Professor Akon Joshua as the Acting Vice Chancellor of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH). Akon, a Professor of Educational Psychology, is a former Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics and a former Dean, Faculty
By Patrick Obia It was a moment of panic as a student (name and department not gotten) jumped from second floor building of Academic block and escaped for his life when attacked by suspected cult members. The incident which took place in the department of Urban and Regional Planning, Tuesday 7th May, 2019, at exactly
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested four internet fraudsters in Calabar, Cross River State, following two seperate raids carried out in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday morning operation led to the arrest of a known “yahoo” kingpin, Akpojivi
By Kelvin Ololo The Chairman, Cross River State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Mr. Victor Dan Udu, has decried the poor welfare of Media practitioners in the State. Speaking over the phone on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”, the NUJ Chairman inferred emphatically that Journalists welfare had been neglected and not given adequate
By Efa Sunday Cross River State female football team, Pelican Stars has celebrated their Thursday 8:1 victory over first lady’s Linda Ayade FC. The celebration service took place at the Living Faith Church, Ibom Layout Branch Calabar were. The match between the duo took place at the U.J Esuene stadium, to produce Pelican Stars as