By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade will be presenting the State 2020 budget tomorrow Thursday 21 November, 2019. This was contained in a press release by the Mr. Hope Obeten, Press Secretary to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams. Time is 10:00 am prompt
By Archibong Jeremiah The continuation trial of Citizen Agba Jalingo which was adjourned to today Wednesday 20 November, 2019 has been further adjourned to next Wednesday 27 November, 2019. Our reporter at the Court was informed that the Court wasn’t meant to seat today which led to the further adjournment. Our reporter also observed that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The authority of Nigerian Correctional Service have refuted reports in one of the private television stations and some social media handles claiming sponsorship of a football competition by detained journalist, Agba Jalingo for inmates in the Afokang custody Centre of the service in Calabar, Cross River State. The Nation Newspaper reports that
By Patrick Obia And Kevin Ololo The Cross River State House of Assembly has ended a one day public hearing on the bill seeking to change State owned university (Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH) to a conventional institution. It is hoped that come January 2020, the process would have been completed. At the public
By Patrick Obia Nka Ekpenyong Nnuk, a socio-cultural organization in Cross River State, has marked its 40th anniversary with dinner and award night in Calabar, the State capital. Nka Ekpenyong Nnuk, made up of representatives from the Efik, Efut and Qua kingdom yearly holds dinner and award night to celebrate the peaceful coexistence, love and
By Margaret Adado and Ikpete Ginini No fewer than 30 captains and leaders of industries penultimate weekend converged in Calabar to mentor about 300 Young Professionals in their different fields of endeavors. The event tagged Young Professionals Calabar (YPCalabar) was organized by the in Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), Unboxed Processes, Beyond Regular
By Archibong Jeremiah As part of activities marking marking ‘The Heavenly Father Event’ His Holiness Leader Olumba Olumba Obu of the Brotherhood of Cross and Star (BCS) is set to launch ‘The Everlasting Gospel’. The disclosure was made in media parley by Christ Ambassador Edet Archibong, Spokesperson, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. ‘The Everlasting
By Patrick Obia The outgoing Ag. Vice Chancellor of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Prof. Akon Joshua, has said the future of the university will start as she hands over officially to the newly appointed Ag. Vice Chancellor of the varsity, Prof. Ogar, David Abua. The exercise which took place in the institution’s Senate