By Patrick Obia, Glorita Agba and Maxwell Effiong Agents of the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS) have continued to illegally collect taxes from petty traders and low-income earners in total contravention to the provision of the State’s Anti-Tax Agency. Petty traders and low income earners exempted from taxes paid by the State Government are
By Glorita Agba Mr. Victor Omaga has just been inaugurated as the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Cross River. The inauguration was done by the Honourable Commissioner for Quality Education, Dr. Godwin Amanke at the Ministry of Education, Calabar. See pictures from the inauguration ceremony below.
By Agba Jalingo and Jonathan Ugbal Years after Nigeria privatized its power sector, the ghost of its corrupt past has continued to haunt consumers in South – South Nigeria. Despite repeated warnings, commitments and investments, Nigerians are yet to see improvement in the supply of electricity. CrossRiverWatch spoke to respondents in Akwa Ibom, Cross River
By Patrick Obia The Chief Judge of Cross River State, Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme has convicted Mr. Godswill Idongesit Brownson, for rape of two children aged 5 and 7 years (names withheld to prevent stigmatisation) in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. Godswill, 29 years, bagged the 12 years sentence after he was found
By Victoria Effiong The fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking in Cross River State, has been taken to another level with the launch of, Community Watch Against Drug Abuse (C-WADA). The launching is part of activities marking this year’s International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking. The aim of establishing Community Watch Against
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard News A middle aged man, Christian Edem Eyo has confessed to slaughtering his neighbour and aunty who was in her sixties. Vanguard News learned that the 24 years old man butchered his aunty, burying her head in a pit he had dug inside his room which was well over 10 feet
By Patrick Obia Nigeria female table tennis representative to the reversed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan, Asia, Offiong Edem, has said her dream is to see champions spring up in her community, Bayside, Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. She stated this at the climax of “Bayside Youths Street Table Tennis Tournament”
By Maxwell Effiong The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the first private and indigenous radio station in the ancient city of Calabar, Cross River State, Hit 95.9 FM, Mr. Patrick Ugbe has raised alarm over a fake Instagram account with his name. The CEO in a disclaimer on his official IG account @ugbepatrick advised his