By News Agency of Nigeria The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved procedures for its fresh State congress in Cross River. The party disclosed this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Friday. Ologbondiyan said that the approval was sequel to the
By Kejuo Regina More than five years after the Cross River Government signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the Waste to Wealth initiative having been selected for the pilot scheme by the federal government and the Council of Entrepreneurs for Africa, Canada, the State has announced a collaboration with France on a similar project. The
By Archibong Jeremiah A truck loaded with goods just fell while negotiating Technical roundabout, 8 Miles, Calabar Municipality, Cross River State. No one was hurt from the accident, no law enforcement agent had arrived the scene since it happened (11am and 11:34am). Though men of the Special Forces of the Nigerian Police mounted check point
By Patrick Obia and Theresa Augustine The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) have synergized for better voters education in the State. The duo came to the understanding in a courtesy visit by ACROJ to INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Calabar. Stating the reason for the visit
The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo is a topical radio program which airs on Hit95.9FM Calabar, Sundays 6-7pm. Introduction The civic space is a concept rather than a physical space that created by a set of universally-accepted rules, which allow people to organise, participate and communicate with each other freely and without hindrance, and in doing
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Our newsroom has just been informed that, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has assented to legislative and judiciary autonomy bills. More details later.
By Nathaniel Bivan, HumAngle Mukhtar Sani’s brother, Yunusa, had descended the ladder after a plumbing fix, when he looked up and noticed that the job was not perfect. So, he climbed the ladder again. This was when he slipped and fell, the impact causing damage around his neck and back. What happened to him afterwards could
By Ben Aroh, The Whistler Years of coal mining in some communities in Enugu State and attendant negligence of those mining sites are now leading to dangerous environmental degradation that threatens those communities. In this report, Ben Aroh, who visited Enugu North, Udi and Ezeagu local government areas of Enugu State where the mines are