By Ushang Ewa Ahead of the planned meeting between medical interns and the management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) slated for noon today, the premises is currently surrounded by security personnel. The interns are owed nearly half a billion Naira for their salaries spanning a period of 11 months. Several meetings and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Several Cross Riverians on Tuesday joined millions across the globe to celebrate Id-El Maulud with the Muslim Ummah. Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade; former lawmaker, John Owan-Enoh and federal lawmaker, Legor Idagbo urged the Muslim Ummah to imbibe the virtues of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). In a statement by his spokesman, Christian Ita,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Chairman of the Cross River Traditional Ruler’s Council, Etinyin Etim Okon Edet has said the monarchs will change the face of politics in the State. Etinyin Etim, who is also the Paramount Ruler of Bakassi Local Government Area said that the monarchs were changing the
By Jonathan Ugbal There has been an explosion at the Eburutu barracks of the Nigerian Army in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It is unclear what actually exploded but it is said to have shaken buildings nearby with the window panes and ceilings of houses in the golf view estate shattered. The explosions began
By Archibong Jeremiah, Sylvia Akpan and Theresa Mba Cross River State Government has not been able to successfully implement its Law No. 13, 2015 – Tax Exemption (of Low Income Earners) Law, which was conceived to give ministration to “the poor,” according to Governor Ben Ayade. With his (Ayade) dramatic cries (on camera) for “the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A naval female rating has escaped being kidnapped, her bag containing her ID card and other valuables were taken away by the kidnappers. A final year Radiography student, John Edet and a final year female student of marketing simply identified as Joy, both of UNICAL were taken away by the gun men
By Patrick Obia A day after the Cross River PDP asked the court to remove the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade and his deputy, Prof. Ivara Esu after they defected to APC, the organized labor began indefinite strike. The organized labor which comprises Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the
By Jonathan Ugbal The witness of the claimants in Suit number HC/296/2019 of the High Court of Cross River State failed to show up on Monday for cross examination, elongating the matter of alleged libel and defamation of the Cross River Microfinance Bank. Online newspaper, CrossRiverWatch and the Publisher, Agba Jalingo are listed as second