By Efa Sunday Cross River State Chief Judge, Justice Michael Edem, has urged Civil Servants in the State to shun playing partisan politics. The admonition was given Friday while addressing newsmen after the valedictory Service of late Hon. Stephen Akomaye Ukpukpen, at the State House of Assembly Complex. Mr. Edem while responding to his evaluation
By: Elijah Ugani; Health Correspondent The Chairman of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Cross River State Chapter who also doubles as the President of the National Union of Printing, Publishing and Paper Products Workers (NUPPPROW), Comrade John Ushie has called on the State Government to release the 250 million naira seed fund meant for the
By Efa Sunday The Cross River State Government has said that it will investigate allegation that the Ministry of Education is extorting money from Primary School pupils despite claims that Basic Education is free. The decision to investigate the allegation against the State Ministry of Education headed by Mr. Goddy Etta. This was disclosed by
By Violet Isek Mr. Chuktu Nanpet, a Program Manager of United Purpose, a Non-Governmental Organization working with the Cross River State Government, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (CRS-RUWASSA) on improving the sanitation status of the State by ending open defecation has described as “shameful” the inability of the State Government to provide its counterpart
By Violet Isek, Margaret John Efa Sunday The declaration of Bekwarra and Obanliku Local Government Areas of Cross River State as Open Defecation Free (ODF) has been described as a milestone and has been of great benefit to both communities. The members of Obanliku and Bekwarra Local Task Group of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
By Jonathan Ugbal At first sight, what remains of the thick forest reserve that was the buffer zone to the Lugard wall; an ancient fence that divided the northern and southern protectorates of Nigeria gives the visitor a feel of a transition into an area where gods communicate with humans. The wall has since collapsed
By Obeten Godfrey An aspirant for the position of the senator representing the Cross River Central Senatorial District, Mr. Kammonke Abam has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) where he had announced his decision to contest. Abam, in a letter dated July 12, 2018 and addressed to the chairman of the party accused the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The former Cross River Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Attah Ochinke has said lawyers from the state and neighboring Akwa Ibom should shelve the idea of contesting for the position of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Ochinke who said this will not only promote injustice as it