by crossriverwatch admin Residents of Ikot Ishi community in Calabar Municipal Area Council of Cross River State have called for urgent response from security agencies to arrest incessant attacks on their homes and shops by armed robbers who often rape their daughters in the process. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the community has been continuously attacked in
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government yesterday awarded a N2.4 billion contract for the construction and expansion of the Okpoma, Yala water scheme. This is coming barely a month after the government awarded contracts for two other water schemes, including the Phase 2 of the Ikom Water project. Speaking during the contract award
Sylvia Eta All is not well presently with the education sector in Cross River State as the West African Examination Council, WAEC is yet to release the May/June 2014 result of all public secondary schools in the state to the State Ministry of Education. Investigation by CrossRiverWatch revealed that the state government payment of WAEC
John Ushie An angry mob this morning around 4 a.m. stormed the Obanlikwu police station in Obanlikwu LGA in the northern part of Cross River State and burnt bikes and vehicles that were parked in the station as well as documents that the angry youths seize from the station. The SA on Security to the
Every action is preceded by a counter reaction. We are normally advised before we act to think about what effect our actions will have on others. Because many friends have asked me this very important question: “who takes over from Imoke and what I thought,” it became imperative to engage myself in studying the candidates
John Ushie Senator Benedict Ayade, (PDP, Cross River North) has said that the deplorable state of the Obudu-Ogoja Road and his awareness of the financial constraints of concerned authorities is what has prompted his intervention in the rehabilitation of the trunk A, expressway. Rehabilitation work on the road by Leophina Construction company commenced on Friday
Monday Ogar Students of the University of Calabar on Friday disrupted an attempt to kidnap a female student of the school by a gang of three men who are now cooling their feet with the police in Calabar. The attempted kidnap which reportedly took place along Mary Slessor Avenue near the school main gate attracted
John Ushie In continuation of Senator Ben Ayade’s direct cash top-up program payment schedule, beneficiaries from Bekwarra Local Government Area are to collect their cash on Thursday 25th September, 2014 at Senator Ayade’s Free Mobile Food Bank Office, By Emene Filling Station, Abuochiche, Bekwarra, by 10:00am . LIST OF BENEFICIARIES FROM BEKWARRA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA