By Solomon Asha Renowned Calabar based entrepreneur, Richard Akinaka has advocated the need for the Senator Ben Ayade led administration in Cross River State to organize an Investors Summit to chart the right course for the development of the state. Akinaka who is the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Abitto Global Services Limited, a multi-dimensional company
By Kennedy Nsan Members of Cross River State House of Assembly with their colleagues from Plateau State are currently on a retreat in the Obudu Mountain Resort facilitated by a German Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). The event is slated for Monday 14th – Thursday 17th June, 2015. The various legislators arrived
By Archibong Jeremiah The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO Cross River State Police Command, Hogan Bassey has confirmed to CrossRiverWatch that the Marine Police Base, Marina Calabar South was attacked in the early hours of today Monday 15th June, 2015. According to him the place was attacked by hoodlums and his men are on their
By Okwo Kerry/Ogar Monday PZ Wilmar: Biase Plantations Limited has awarded educational scholarship to 39 students of the host communities studying in various tertiary institutions across the country. According to a release by the company, the students who were selected scholarship had to undergo rigorous screening conducted by a panel of officials from the Cross
By Thankgod Inyang Students of Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH Calabar campus have lamented bitterly about the inability of the school management to meet its promise of making available hostel accommodation for students within a fortnight. The promise was contained in paragraph three of a publication by the school management notifying the students of
It’s amazing how fast things change. Just a week ago, I was only interested in making my store (Ethanzplace kiddies Store) grow. A week later I am putting my thoughts down for you to share in. Change is indeed constant. Was reminiscing on the past last week, how I used to look forward to going
16 years ago I attended a conference at York University in Canada, we conducted a field survey on black kids in Rexdale and Regent Park Toronto. In the survey, we asked them a straight question: what comes to your mind if the word “Africa” is mentioned? Their answers centered mostly on hungry looking children with
By Aplefe Ojong Officials and owners of Tank Farms in Cross River State have been given a three-day ultimatum by the State Government to clear all petroleum tankers and trucks parked along the Murtala Mohammed Highway, Calabar. A press Release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Tina Agbor, dated June 11, 2015,