By Ogar Monday The Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Cross River State Command, Chidebere Nkwonta has pleaded with the Cross River State Government to set an example for other motorists by registering its vehicles, saying 90% of the State Government vehicles still remain unregistered despite many pleas by the Command. The Commandant
By Our Reporter Obudu College of Health Technology a Private Institution in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State and affiliate of Metropolitan College of Health Technology in Mararaban Rido in Kaduna State has sponsored 14 students studying community Health to Kaduna for practical experience. The Practical Coordinator Mr. Andoya Sylvester Adalikwu who led
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade defied torrential rainfall on Thursday to launch the accelerated agricultural development scheme (AADS) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the state with a view to make farming more interesting. The scheme, Mr. Ayade said, is expected to put an end to
By Jonathan Ugbal An environmentalist, Mr. Santos Odey has called on the Cross River State government to act fast in the regeneration of the depleted forest reserve that surrounded the Lugard wall. The Lugard wall was a physical boundary that separated the northern and southern protectorates and serves as boundary between present day Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Dr. Offiong Edet Okon has been appointed as the new Acting Head of Department of Mass Communication in Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH). He succeeds Late Dr. (Mrs) Obonganwan Edim, who died on Sunday, July 8, 2018. Dr. Offiong Okon is a seasoned journalist. He once served as Press Secretary to
By Our Reporter The Cross River State wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) have called off it’s over two weeks old strike. According to a statement contained in a circulated NUT Bulletin 9 with no signatory, the decision to call off the strike emanated from an interactive session with the Governor of Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government says it will commission a panel of inquiry into the crisis rocking the Erei communities of Biase local government area which has claimed about three lives so far. The deputy governor, Professor Ivara Esu stated this during an assessment visit to the communities where
By Jonathan Ugbal and Itiunbe Atunka Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that Mrs. Abbey Ukpukpen the wife of the late state lawmaker, Honorable Stephen Ukpukpen has emerged candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the August 11, 2018 bye-election. The former beauty queen is said to have emerged unopposed as voting at the primaries held