By Sylvia Akpan With the need to build trust – viewed as an essential commodity in a democratic setting, the International Press Center (IPC) and stakeholders have sued for sincerity as the 2027 general elections beacons. This was the summary of the one-day multi-stakeholder meeting organized by IPC, in collaboration with the European Union
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In celebration of Refugees Week and International Olympics Day 2024, not less than sixty female netball players from three Cameroonian refugee camps – Adagom 1, Adagom 3, and Ukende, in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State, are being groomed for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. This initiative, organized by Community Sport
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Geographic Information Agency has debunked some reports that the Agency is recruiting staff. The Head of Administration, Mrs. Grace Undie, in a disclaimer for the Director-General of CRGIA, said the Management disassociates itself from the purported employment. The DG advised the public to ignore the publication, as it
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Government of Cross River State has suspended the illegal collection of levies from students by the Management of the College of Health Technology, Calabar. CrossRiverWatch had unearthed how the school was collecting unapproved levies from students; a report the school management refuted, however. The State Government through the Commissioner for Health,
By Patrick Obia On a busy Friday morning at the bustling Etta Agbor in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of Cross River State, Mr. Cornelius Ellah took his car to a nearby mechanic workshop for maintenance. What followed brought him to tears. He noticed one of the mechanics holding a very young baby. Assuming the
By Godwin Ajom The Federal High Court, Calabar Division has fined Gender and Development Action (GADA) the sume of twenty thousand (20,000) Naira for ‘blatant disregard”. GADA is also fingered of “stalling the hearing” of a suite initiated itself against Nigerian University Commission (NUC), University of Calabar (UNICAL); the Vice Chancellor of UNICAL Professor Florence
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has appointed the Paramount Ruler of Abi Local Government Area, His Royal Majesty Ovai (Elder) Solomon Osim Edward JP, as the new State Council of Chiefs Chairman. HRM, Ovai Solomon will replace the former chairman, the Paramount of Bakassi HRH,
By Sylvia Akpan Following the election held on the 7th of June, 2024 by the Association of Cross River State Public Procurement Officers, (ACRIPPO) new members have been inaugurated and presented to the State Due Process and Price Intelligence Bureau (DPPIB). The inauguration was held at the office of the Director-General, DPPIB, where a formal