By Our Reporter The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Cross River State chapter has protested over increased kidnapping of its members. The Doctors first shut down the Governor’s office, stops movement of cars in an out of the office; ask Governor Ayade to take aggressive steps in the safe and unconditional release of their colleague, Dr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin There was pandemonium at Etta-Agbo area of Calabar a while ago as a police traffic warden officer was shot. The assailants, according to an eye witnesses shot at the officer as he was performing his duty of traffic control close to the University of Calabar small gate and immediately speed off Police
By Patrick Obia As gang war continues to hover since the killing of a final year student of electrical and electronic engineering in Cross River University of Technology, Calabar Campus, James Chia, it is reported that another known as Tommy boy, has been dropped dead Wednesday as Police recovered missing body. The incident as reported,
By Ushang Ewa Information reaching our newsroom suggests that Governor Ben Ayade had over the weekend succeeded in forcing Heads of Local Government Administration to sign five vouchers of N500,000 each totaling N2.5 million for ‘security cover.’ This is despite a public outcry generated by an earlier report by this Newspaper over the attempt by
By Margaret John, State House of Assembly Correspondent The Committee on Land Acquisition constituted by the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade has appeared before the State Assembly following the heated debate by Cross Riverians of its mandate which is to acquire 200, 000 hectares of land from five undisclosed LGA’s in the
By Philip Agba The Christian Council of Nigeria, Cross River State has held its 12th Annual Interdenominational Thanksgiving Service after inauguration of its new State Executives. The service took place over the weekend at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Anglican Communion, Calabar, and was the culmination of a three-day workers seminar with the theme; “O’ Sleeper,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has announced receiving the list of Ministerial nominees for confirmation from President Muhammadu Buhari. Prince Jedy Agba is the nominee for Cross River State. Details soon.
By Patrick Obia The Post Graduate School Government (PGSG) President, University of Calabar (UNICAL) Mr. Akpo Pius Undie has described the accusation of five hundred thousand naira (500.000) misappropriation labeled against him as “conspiracy cooked to destroy his reputation.” Mr. Pius Undie, is accused of misappropriating funds belonging to the students body amounting to about