By Godfery Gogo The Coordinator of the Social Responsibility Program (SIP) in Cross River State, Hon. Nkoyo Toyo has urged volunteers of the Federal Government Empowerment Scheme, also known as N-Power to grab and utilize every single opportunity been given. She made the admonition at the town hall meeting of the N-Power Volunteers Scheme, Thursday
By Jonathan Ugbal A Lassa fever case has claimed one life at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar the Cross River State capital CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. The deceased is a Youth Corper, identified as Onwuegbuzie, Stanley Samuel CR/16B/2098 was serving in Community Secondary School, Ofodua, Obubra LGA. The Cross River State commissioner for
By Jonathan Ugbal Fifteen (15) months into the life of the eighth (8) National Assembly, CrossRiverWatch has obtained details of the bills sponsored, and motions moved by legislators in the green chambers representing federal constituencies in southern Cross River State. Findings reveal that in terms of legislative contributions, third term member representing Akamkpa/Biase federal constituency,
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Police Command has arrested and paraded a couple for allegedly selling their biological child, Miss Favor Sunday Udoh at the rate of NGN400,000 reports Channels TV. The couple, George Sunday Udoh and Victoria Favour Sunday Udoh sold their child at Ikom Local Government Area of the state, before
By Ogar Monday A coalition of Nongovernmental organizations with interest in child rights, Prevent Abuse Against Children Today (PACT) has said it will soon beginning collating information of kids living in the streets of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. PACT secretary, Theresa Okpa made this known recently while attending to some kids who decided
By Ogar Monday: House of Assembly Correspondent The Hawking Rights Protection Bill has been passed into law on the floor of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The bill for a law to make provisions for the protection of livelihood Rights and the Regulation of Hawking in the state was sponsored by Regina Anyogo
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government says it is set to commission its 21 megawatts (MW) power plant on May 27 following approval from the federal government and near completion of the project. The Governor, Senator Ben Ayade told journalists recently at the site of the plant in the outskirts
By Roland Enya-Forte The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that there are about 10,000 uncollected National Identity Smart Cards in Cross River State. The NIMC also said that the delay in issuing of the cards was due to the fact the commission had to register up to 10 million Nigerians before printing the