By CrossRiverWatch Admin After a decade of hosting the career day conference of the Bridge Leadership Foundation, Calabar, Cross River’s capital will lose that to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The 11th career day of TBLF will hold on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at the NAF Conference Center and Suites, Abuja, by 10:00AM, details released
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Barrister Attah Ochinke has been elected as the new Chairman of Doyen Bar – Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Calabar Branch. He takes over from Barrister Paul Ebiala. In another news, Mr. Joseph Odok has been set free of his terrorism charges. Justice Rosemary Dugbo-Oghoghorie of Federal High Court 2 Calabar struck out
By Ushang Ewa Nkasi Ford Moses, a graduate of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS, formerly Cross River University of Technology) who lost his life after been stabbed on June 3, 2021 will be buried today. Ford, 27, a native of Igbo Ekureku in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River had returned to
By Egufe Yafugborhi, Vanguard News Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Tuesday described his colleagues (Governors) and other members of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as lacking conscience and not trustworthy. Wike at the flag off of Woji-Aleto-Alesa-Refinery road and bridge with spur
By Admin Haruna Mohammed Salisu, publisher of WikkiTimes, an online newspaper, and his family have been threatened following the publication of an investigative report exposing how Yakubu Dogara, a former Speaker of the House of Representative and Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) squandered N1 billion constituency school projects. The investigation revealed that the former Speaker
By Agosi Todo, The Guardian Nine communities that make up Bahumono nation in Cross River State, last week, were nostalgic about the death of 200,000 youths over land disputes. The communities, located in the Abi Local Government Area of the State, including Ediba, Usumutong, Ebijakara, only embraced peace last year after 14 years of communal
By Patrick Obia, Glorita Agba and Maxwell Effiong Agents of the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS) have continued to illegally collect taxes from petty traders and low-income earners in total contravention to the provision of the State’s Anti-Tax Agency. Petty traders and low income earners exempted from taxes paid by the State Government are
By Glorita Agba Mr. Victor Omaga has just been inaugurated as the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Cross River. The inauguration was done by the Honourable Commissioner for Quality Education, Dr. Godwin Amanke at the Ministry of Education, Calabar. See pictures from the inauguration ceremony below.