By Jonathan Ugbal The former member representing Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in the national assembly, Peter Igbodo was on Saturday morning kidnapped in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Igbodo who served a single tenure in the 5th Assembly was however released a few hours later CrossRiverWatch gathered. The former lawmaker was kidnapped at Victor’s Gym
By Jonathan Ugbal The dredging of the Calabar Channel is currently threatened as the federal government and major stakeholders in the project are bickering over who is responsible for the delay in commencement of the project. The Managing Director (MD) of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman had told the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
By Inyali Peter The National Vice Chairman, South-South of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hilliard Eta has maintained that the northern senatorial district of the state should be allowed to produce governor for eight years like the south and the central senatorial districts. Eta said this on Saturday during the reception/investiture of honors of distinguished party members
By Aplefe Ojong The Cross River State Government has unveiled plans to establish an Eco friendly bricks factory from waste as part of the deliberate policy thrust of the Governor Ben Ayade’s administration to covert waste to wealth and to mitigate the amount of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. The factory will transform plastic bottles
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A youth group, The National Youth Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN) has called for the implementation of the national youth policy as a means to end youth restiveness. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of its South-South regional summit held Friday, in Calabar the Cross River State capital
By Ogar Monday The Foundation for Partnership in the Niger Delta (PIND) an organization, working with Partners to build peace and equitable economic development in the region has described Calabar South, Calabar Municipal and Odukpani as Local Government areas in Cross River State with the highest occurrence of conflicts and the areas with most casualties.
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River House of Assembly has passed a resolution mandating the State Revenue court to recover from the former Local Government Chairman of Obanliku, Mrs. Benedicta Kakwa and some former staff of the Local Government monies amounting to, over 15 million Naira (NGN15, 000,000) allegedly misappropriated and
By Ushang Ewa/Agency Reports No fewer than 138 soldiers serving in the 13 Brigade of the Nigeria Army in Calabar the Cross River State capital have benefitted from the Chief of Army Statff (COAS) accommodation intervention project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the COAS, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai stated this Saturday while