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Illegal Logging: Why Boki Chairman’s Reaction May Not Achieve Anything – Former AG, Eyo Ekpo

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the 2019 general election in Cross River, Eyo Ekpo has expressed fears that the recent call to action by Boki council boss, John Ewa to checkmate the activities of loggers may not achieve meaningful success due to the nature of the business, Mr.

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No Sidon Look: Campaign To Embark On Assessment Tour Of LG’s Next Week

By Maxwell Effiong No Sidon Look, a non governmental organization with the focus of getting citizen’s involved in governance says it will embark on an assessment tour of the 18 Local Government councils in Cross River State next week. The founder, Portrait Peterson disclosed this on Friday in Calabar during a press conference where he

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Bare Knuckles: Rules Are Rules – Lessons From The Funeral Of The Duke Of Edinburgh BY ISO BASSEY

Recently, on April 17th, the British royal family laid to rest the remains of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at a low-key ceremony at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. The Duke had died peacefully on April 9, at the age of 99. The Duke’s death in the middle of a global pandemic left many including yours

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FG Commissions 60kWP Solar Hybrid Mini-Grid In Ikom

By Ushang Ewa The Federal Government on Friday commissioned the second 60kWP solar hybrid mini-grid in Cross River State in a month. The first was commissioned at the bottom hill of the Obudu mountain resort in Obanliku Local Government Area of northern Cross River State. And, the Minister for State, in charge of power, Prince

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Boki Council Boss Issues 21 – Day Ultimatum To Illegal Loggers

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman of the Boki Local Government Council, John Ewa has issued a 3-week ultimatum to illegal loggers operating in the council area. CrossRiverWatch has in recent times shared videos and published materials about the massive logging going on in that Local Government Area. And, in what seemed more like a call

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Cross River Community Laments Disappearance Of Transformer

By Edem Edem, Daily Post Newspaper The Esierebom Community in Calabar South Local Government Area in Cross River State has been thrown into darkness over lack of electricity. Also, a 300KVA transformer donated to them by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over a year ago is nowhere to be found. The Village Head of

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Cross River Launches Campaign To Tackle Teenage Alcohol Consumption

By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspapers The Cross River State Government earlier this week, launched a campaign to tackle the rising scourge of underage alcohol consumption in the State. The Governor, Benedict Ayade, represented by his Deputy, Professor Ivara Esu launched the project tagged “The Smashed Project,” which is a global campaign against underage drinking,

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House Of Reps Back’s Eta Mbora’s Call To Investigate Export Free Zones In Nigeria

By Jonathan Ugbal The House of Representatives on Thursday during plenary resolved to investigate the operations and management of the export free trade zones in Nigeria following a motion sponsored by two term lawmaker, Eta Mbora. The Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone Authority (OGFTZA) are the

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