By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent Cross River governor, Senator Benedict Ayade has directed that salaries for the month of January be paid on or before the end of the week in order to ensure workers send their children to school. Ayade disclosed this when he paid an unscheduled visit to the state’s Land and
By Ogar Monday Men of the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS Cross River State Command over the weekend arrested two suspected human traffickers in two buses at its Itigidi border post in Itigidi, Abi Local Government area. The two suspects who are from Obubra and Yakurr were arrested with 29 young boys and girls travelling in
By CrossRiverWatch admin A Calabar Magistrates Court today issued a warrant of arrest on a former Obudu Local Government Chairman, former Commissioner, and APC stalwart, Barrister Venatius Ikem for allegedly failing to appear in court. CrossRiverWatch gathered from sources that yesterday, a summons requesting Barrister Ikem to appear before a Chief Magistrates Court in Calabar
By Vitalis Ugoh Officers and men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Cross River had within the past seven months closed down five illegal refineries in different locations in the state. The closure was recorded under the period under review according to the state Commandant, Adesuyi Dayo Clement while briefing news
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, UNICAL, Professor Florence Obi has said that she has changed the face and redeemed the image of her Faculty since her assumption of office as the Dean in 2012 despite many challenges she met. She went on to say the faculty was faced with
By CrossRiverWatch admin The member representing Ogoja in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Odey, Saturday, paid bursary to over 400 students from his constituency, non indigenes inclusive. The bursary payment which held at the Ogoja council secretariat saw students of Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo origin also benefitting from the bursary largesse.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Ministry of Education has inaugurated a new board to pilot the affairs of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The five member board has Dr. Stephen Odey as Chairman, Mrs. Nancy Awukam, Board Member 1, Mr. Inyang Nyong Okon, Board Member 2, Mrs. Juliana Nkpe Bisong, Board
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Commissioner For Youths and Sports Development, Comrade Asu Okang has revealed that the State has been given grace period to host the National Sports Festival, NAFEST. According to him, “The Minister for Youths and Sports Development Barrister Solomon Dalong has given us until second quarter of this year