By CrossRiverWatch Admin A ship, Marguisa Boreas has birthed at the Calabar port which signifies commercial operations by the Marguisa Calabar Service. Stakeholders which include the Calabar Chamber of Commerce (CALCCIMA), Nigeria Ports Authority, Nigeria Shippers Council, Nigeria Export Promotion Council, ANCLA and others received the crew Monday as they birth. Mr. David Etim, CEO
By Our Reporter Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has suspended the State Coordinator of Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO), Mr. Balinwo Ofegobi. This is contained in a statement by Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity on Monday in Calabar. He said that the suspension was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Seven days after the order His Lordship, Honorable Justice JK Omotosho granted the Nigerian Police, Cross River State Command to detain Citizen Agba Jalingo and Prince Ekanem Ekpo for 14 days elapsed, the Police Commissioner Austin Agbonlahor is reluctant to release Citizen Agba Jalingo. Jalingo, a renowned activist and Publisher of CrossRiverWatch
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Iluji, Ondo state, Mr. Odey Ochihca has donated 3 million naira to the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) alumni association. The donation, which was sent to the project account of the association is part of his support for the ongoing Alumni centre
By Patrick Obia Students residing in the female hostels and environs in Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Calabar Campus, were thrown into shock with a lifeless body found close to Hall 2 in the varsity. The lifeless body identified as Mr. Godwin and popularly known by many as “Mourinho”, sells stationeries in front of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In a surprise move, President Muhammadu Buhari has sent Winifred Oyo-Ita, the head of service of the federation, on an indefinite suspension. He also named Folashade Yemi-Esan as the acting head of service “with immediate effect”. Oyo-Ita is being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N3 billion contract scam.
By Philip Agba The Odukpani Leadership Academy, a nongovernmental organisation on Tuesday donated learning materials worth hundreds of thousands to schools in that local government area as well as Internally Displaced Persons camps. The aim of the campaign is to ensure that indigenes of Odukpani embrace education as a catalyst for development said the Chairman
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Due Process and Price Intelligence Bureau of Cross River State approved budget for 2019 is N1,049,093,337.97 only. According to the Cross River State Chart of account 2019 (General Administration) of the State budget exclusively obtained by our newsroom, the approved sum N1,049,093,337.97 is exactly what was earmarked for 2018. The office