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Scramble For Petroleum Products As IPMAN Suspends Strike In Cross River

By Jonathan Ugbal The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association in Cross River State has suspended it’s week long strike leading to a scramble for petroleum products in the capital city of Calabar which had witnessed reduced vehicular movement. The scarcity was caused by a leadership tussle between factional chairmen, Lawrence Agim and Edet Umana after Mr.

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Government Should Take Up His Responsibilities – Wife Of Trader Killed By DOPT

By David Nsa Mrs. Mary Michael Eyo, the wife to Mr. Michael Eyo, who was allegedly killed on Friday by officials of the Cross River State Department Of Public Transportation (CRS-DOPT), in Calabar has called on the State Government to come to her aid. Mrs. Michael made this known in an interview with CrossRiverWatch, in

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CRUTECH: Management Cancels Monday Exam Amidst Protest By Students

By Patrick Obia and Ololo Kelvin Having resumed from two weeks break the students of Cross River University of Technology, Calabar Campus, rejuvenated their protest as management insist on “No Fee, No Exam” policy. The protesters in their numbers chased other students ready to write their papers away from exam halls and tore question and

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MICHAEL’S DEATH: Traders Will React When The Time Comes – NUSDE Chairman

By Patrick Obia Following the recent incident that led to the death of a trader, Mr. Michael Essien by the officials of the Department of Public Transportation (DOPT), at Watt market, Calabar, the Chairman, National Union of Shops and Distributive Employees, Mr. Celestine Ofoma , has said the traders will react when the time comes.

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300 Refugees, Host Community Members To Be Employed In Cross River State – SEMA

By David Nsa The Cross River State, State Emergency Management Agency (CRS-SEMA), in collaboration with Peculiar Foundation is set to create jobs for three hundred refugees and host community members in the State. The SEMA Acting Director General Mr. Princewill Ayim stated this in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch in his Calabar office where he stressed

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ACROJ Chairman, Hope Obeten Appointed CPS To Cross River Assembly Speaker

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman of Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) Comrade Hope Obeten has been appointed Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams. The news was confirmed by the ACROJ Chairman to this reporter who was hopeful that he’ll leave up

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DOPT vs MICHAEL: Police Nab Two Over Hawker’s Death

By Jonathan Ugbal The Police command in Cross River has arrested two suspects in connection to the death of a hawker simply identified as Michael who was killed in a confrontation with officials of the State’s Department of Public Transportation DOPT, in Calabar on Friday. The command’s public relations officer, Mrs. Irene Ugbo, a Deputy

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Fuel Scarcity Rocks Calabar As Cross Riverians React

By Ilam Patricia Fuel scarcity has rocked Cross River State as virtually no patrol station is selling the premium motor spirit (fuel) in the State capital. The incident which started last week with no station selling at 8 Miles and a handful within the metropolis is biting harder. According to a petroleum dealer who spoke

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