By Patrick Obia A bill to strengthen the operations of the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) has been read a second time on the floor of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The bill tagged “the Cross River State Motor Vehicle Administration Directorate Bill 2020” seeks to facilitate the establishment of a directorate which will serve
By Archibong Jeremiah The loggerhead between the Cross River State Government and the Nigerian Navy over land has taken a new dimension as some Cross Riverians have protested and urged the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade to leave Navy Land alone. The peaceful protesters (Cross River State Progressive Forum) marched in Calabar, the Cross River
By Patrick Obia Building where Fan milk and yogurt drinks are being distributed in retails and wholesales along Ndidem Usang Iso Road, beside Mobil Fuel station in Calabar, has been razed down by fire. The “strange fire” which started at about 8PM on Saturday night, eyewitnesses at the scene posited that the fault was electrical
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A serving Police officer in Calabar suspected to be behind many of the kidnapping cases in the city has been arrested by joined security outfit made up by military personnel, tagged “Operation Skolombo”. The suspected kidnap kingpin was arrested alongside five other gang members by the Operation Skolombo team on Monday upon
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A piece of land belonging to the Nigerian Navy and meant for the construction of a Navy Hotel has become a cause of friction between the Navy and Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State. The land which originally housed the Navy officers mess was being prepared for construction when the State
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Epidemic looms in Cross River State Government House as cleaners down tools to protest non-payment of ten months salary. The Governor’s office reportedly stank as cleaners assigned to empty bins were nowhere to be found on Tuesday morning. According to reports, overfilled toilets left unattended for several weeks within the complex have
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Emilia Eyo Okon is an experienced Development Practitioner with an interest in Gender Mainstreaming, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Youth Participation and Entrepreneurship Development. She has over 10 years’ experience in program design/implementation, policy strategy/development, international and national volunteer mobilization, training and management. Emilia started her journey into development work after
By Ushang Ewa The publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo has been released after 179 days of incarceration. He was admitted to bail last week by Justice Sule Shuaibu and perfected the bail conditions on Friday. However, he was released moments ago. More details later…