By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade, recently announced for the third time, a ban on the taxation of low income earners. Below are some of the taxes, levies and fees paid by haulage and goods vehicles each day they ply the roads in the state. i. Cross River Environment (ecological) levy – N2500
If education is expensive, ignorance is still more costly… P. B. de La Bruère – 1903 All around continental Africa, most of the countries appear to be in a state of uncertainty as there seems to be some form of identity crisis following the inability to properly define nationalist goals and holistic approaches to achieving
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Five Cross Riverians made it to the 2020 #Media100 list of culture curators, the publication by YNaija, an online news portal shows. They include CrossRiverWatch publisher, Agba Jalingo; German based journalist, Mercy Abang; Pulse Nigeria Editor-in-Chief, Ben Bassey; Broadcast Journalist, MaryAnn Duke Okon and second-time recipient, Philip Obaji Jr.
When my mobile telephone rang around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, I knew, before checking it, what news I would receive: the death, at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), of James Kolawole Kwame Crentsil, popularly known as Comrade James Crentsil in and outside Calabar and in and outside the Nigerian Socialist
By George Odok, NAN Correspondent The Nigerian Navy Ship Victory in Calabar on Sunday responded to tip off about a group gathering suspected to be gangsters in a location in Akpabuyo. According to the Navy, they were preparing for a clash between Klans and Black Axe. The suspected gangsters were handed over to the Anti-Cultism
By Patrick Obia The All Progressive Congress (APC), Cross River chapter has slammed Cross River State Independence Electoral Commission, CROSIEC on the new date, May 30, 2020 for the conduct of Local Government election in the State saying the party will not go to the polls describing it as “ridiculous.” This was contained in a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin About Dozen, mostly women, have allegedly been set on ablaze on claimed that they are witches and wizards in Oku community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. It was gathered that some of the victims died after suffering from severe burn and some are still gasping for life. An
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has declared 35 alleged gangsters wanted over the recent spate of killing and unrest in Calabar Metropolis. The release signed by Dr. Alfred Mboto urged those with useful information to come forward as a handsome reward awaits them. Also, anyone supporting those declared wanted will be prosecuted