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.
By Elijah Akoji, WikkiTimes Three years ago, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) released the sum of N97 million to three companies for the construction and rehabilitation of classrooms in the federal constituency represented by Yakubu Dogara in Bauchi State. The money was part of a N1 billion consistency project of the former Speaker of
By Agba Jalingo and Jonathan Ugbal Years after Nigeria privatized its power sector, the ghost of its corrupt past has continued to haunt consumers in South – South Nigeria. Despite repeated warnings, commitments and investments, Nigerians are yet to see improvement in the supply of electricity. CrossRiverWatch spoke to respondents in Akwa Ibom, Cross River
By Ntiedo Ekott, Premium Times Mrs. Grace Ebit, a farmer in Ibogo, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, recalls her childhood with nostalgia. After her father lost his job in the mid-1960s, she dropped out of school and the family struggled to get food. Her distraught father began to grow cassava and processed
By Patrick Obia The Chief Judge of Cross River State, Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme has convicted Mr. Godswill Idongesit Brownson, for rape of two children aged 5 and 7 years (names withheld to prevent stigmatisation) in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. Godswill, 29 years, bagged the 12 years sentence after he was found
By Victoria Effiong The fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking in Cross River State, has been taken to another level with the launch of, Community Watch Against Drug Abuse (C-WADA). The launching is part of activities marking this year’s International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking. The aim of establishing Community Watch Against