By CrossRiverWatch Admin A youth group, The National Youth Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN) has called for the implementation of the national youth policy as a means to end youth restiveness. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of its South-South regional summit held Friday, in Calabar the Cross River State capital
By Ogar Monday The Foundation for Partnership in the Niger Delta (PIND) an organization, working with Partners to build peace and equitable economic development in the region has described Calabar South, Calabar Municipal and Odukpani as Local Government areas in Cross River State with the highest occurrence of conflicts and the areas with most casualties.
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River House of Assembly has passed a resolution mandating the State Revenue court to recover from the former Local Government Chairman of Obanliku, Mrs. Benedicta Kakwa and some former staff of the Local Government monies amounting to, over 15 million Naira (NGN15, 000,000) allegedly misappropriated and
By Ushang Ewa/Agency Reports No fewer than 138 soldiers serving in the 13 Brigade of the Nigeria Army in Calabar the Cross River State capital have benefitted from the Chief of Army Statff (COAS) accommodation intervention project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the COAS, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai stated this Saturday while
By Ushang Ewa The Chairman of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has said that the development of the region is the panacea for sustained peace. Ndoma-Egba stated this Friday when a delegation from the United Nations led by the Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Ambassador Edward Kallon
By Ushang Ewa An Aide to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Paul Ojeka has said that his principal is not his God. Ojeka, who is in the Governor’s social media team is tasked with projecting positively, the Governor’s image and eventually dominate the social media with his programs, policies and projects. But, in
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Government has announced plans to host the Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen to celebrate his appointment as the head of the country’s apex court. Justice Onnoghen was earlier sworn in as the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo after being in
By Ushang Ewa The Police in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital have arrested 4 in connection with the breaking – in and stealing of over 4,500 National Identity Cards in the state office of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The cards are the old identity cards issued by the defunct Department of National