By Our Reporter There was pandemonium Thursday morning in Calabar at the office of Mr. Mfon Bassey, Chairman Cross River State Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency (CTRA) as a taxi driver faked his own death to avoid paying penalty for violating CTRA order. The driver whose name could not be ascertained at the scene, was found
By Archibong Jeremiah Members of Cross River State College Academic Staff Union, COEASU have accused the State Government of illegally deducting five thousand, seven hundred and fifty naira (N5, 750) from their salary and that of other staff of the College for four months now for a compulsory computer ownership project implemented by the State
By Ushang Ewa A unit of the Special Anti-Robber Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police and men of the Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency (CTRA) Monday, caused traffic obstruction for several hours along major routes in Calabar as well as harassing and extorting several motorists for driving ‘off colour’ taxis. The unit which was in a
By Ushang Ewa The maiden edition of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Calabar Study centre Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN) week is set to kick off today CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Documents made available to CrossRiverWatch indicates the two day event is themed “Democratizing Education In Nigeria: Role Of NOUN In Redirecting Educational
By Our Correspondent Two Cross River state Senators yesterday emerged Chairmen of Committees while the third was also handed a Vice Chairmanship position. Senator John Owan Enoh, a first time Senator representing Cross River Central Senatorial Districts, emerged Chairman Senate Committee on Finance. Owan Enoh who was a three terms Member of the House of
By Our Correspondent Egor Efiok was on Sundday crown with the Award Of Excellence at the Hollywood Weekly Magazine Film Festival on 1st November 2015 in faraway California. The festival which held at the Dick Clark Screening Room at 2900 Olympic Blvd., in Santa Monica, Ca. also screened “Beyond Blood” by Nollywood Director Greg Odutayo,
By Our Correspondent The Cross River state government has announced the temporal suspension of the Children Carnival which usually precedes the main Festival. The decision to suspend the children carnival was disclosed by the Special Adviser, Governor’s Office and Event Management, Mr. Ken Aklah yesterday in Calabar in a meeting with journalists to brief the
By Our Correspondent It took the quick intervention of the Special Adviser, Governor’s Office, Mr. Ken Aklah to avert a scheduled protest by the Timber Dealers Association of Cross River State, who vowed that they were ready to stake their lives to resist the attempt by Governor Ayade to create a new anti-logging/deforestation task force.