By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has donated relief materials worth millions of Naira to victims of communal crisis in Abi local government area of the state. The agency donated the materials following the communal conflict that erupted between Usumutong, Ediba and Afafanyi communities in Abi local government area on January 2,
By Patrick Obia The Cross River state government has filed murder charges against Senator John Owan Enoh, in suit HC/148C/2019, at the State High Court, Calabar. The charge sheet, exclusively obtained by CrossRiverWatch, was signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions Ministry of Justice, Cross River State, Gregory I. Okem, Esq, for Attorney General and
By Uchino Amatey The Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CRS-SUBEB) has commissioned a newly constructed storey building classroom, ICT and Sick bay in St. Ben’s primary school 11, Igoli, Ogoja Local Government Area. Speaking during the event, the Executive Chairman SUBEB, Stephen Odey, who was received by Clan Heads, Executive Secretary Ogoja, NUT,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As part of strategy to groom young generation of Lawmakers, the Cross River State House of Assembly hosted selected pupils of Edgerly Memorial Nursery/Primary School and Sacred Heart Girls International School, both in Calabar South in plenary Thursday. The students were introduced to legislative duties and functions; how a bill becomes a
By CrossRiverWatch Admim The Cross River State Assembly wants the Government to lift the moratorium placed on the logging of wood and revert the management of the State’s Forests to the Forestry Commission as provided for by the Cross River State Forest Law 2010 as amended. The Assembly also wants the Anti-Deforestation Taskforce to exist
By Patrick Obia Erei Cultural and Traditional Leaders, Abanwan Council of Elders in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, have accused trio-brothers of Ivara Esu, Walter Onnoghen and Nicholas Odum, Cross River State Deputy Governor (immediate past CJN and Paramount Ruler of Biase respectively) of “igniting full blown war” on Erei land and
By Uchino Amatey The Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in collaboration with Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has ended a 3-day training on implementation of School Based Management Committee – School Improvement Programme (SBMC-SIP) at the West African People’s Institute (WAPI), Calabar. The event which was kicked off on Monday 8th, July
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River state governor, Senator Ben Ayade says his administration chose to establish the Teachers Continuous Training College (TCTC), Biase currently under construction so as to revolutionize the teaching profession in Nigeria. The college, according to Ayade will commence academic activities in September and commended contractors handling the project for a job