By Godwin Otang, Sylvia Akpan, And Etido Okon Following the current heat waves being witnessed across the country, the first drop of rain has greeted the city of Calabar, the capital city of Cross River, Nigeria, leaving residents with a leap of excitement. Residents in divergent views say the downpour witnessed on Wednesday (last night)
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council has refused to accept a non-media practitioner appointed as General Manager of the Nigerian Chronicle group of newspapers; the State-owned print media. NUJ in a press statement signed by its Chairman, Nsa Gill, titled “Vicissitude of the Nigerian Chronicle Newspaper; let a
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent As ways to avoid omission of staff names on payroll, civil and public servants together with Unified Local Government staff, State and Local Government Pensioners in Cross River State have been directed to report at the office of the head of service for audit and Bank Verification Number, (BVN)
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Not more than twelve weeks and a few days after a cinema – Kada Cinema Marina Resort was renovated and commissioned by the Governor of Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu and other entourage, a yet-to-be-traced fire but viewed to be an “electrical surge” has razed down the entertainment hub. It was
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has said it will begin arrests and trials of traffic light offenders and reckless driving in Calabar metropolis. The Command disclosed this in a press release signed and made available by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, SP Irene Ugbo for the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Civil servants under the employ of the Cross River State Government whose salaries have not been paid are currently occupying the office of the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG) Prof. Anthony Owan Enoh where they were directed to report for complaints. CrossRiverWatch gathered that when salaries were paid, some civil servants
By Stephen Kenechi, The Cable A federal high court in Abuja has admitted in evidence, two mobile phones seized by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), from Cyril Ndifon. Ndifon, an erstwhile law faculty dean at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has been at the center of a sexual assault case.
By Godwin Otang As residents of Cross River State join the rest of the world in marking St. Valentine’s Day (also known as Lovers Day Celebration) members of Charging Point Club International have extended kind gestures to the Elderly and orphanage homes in Calabar, Cross River State capital of Nigeria. The President of the Club,