By Abdullateef Aliyu, Daily Trust The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Aero Contractors and the Cross River State-owned Cally Air on the operation of the airline may have hit the rock over aircraft concession move. The aircraft belonging to the state government, a Boeing 737-300 with the registration number: 5N-BYQ is at the center of
By Jonathan Ugbal A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo and presided over by Justice B. Abubakar on Thursday awarded a cost of NGN20,000 against the defendants in a defamation suit brought by Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, wife of Frank Ayade, the younger brother of a former Governor of Cross River
By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching our newsroom suggests that unknown individuals dug up the armored cable which distributes power to street lights along the Kakum to Indi-Abeb section of the Bekwarra – Obudu – Wula – Ikom road. No fewer than two dozen individuals were involved in the action with an aide to Governor Ben
By Patrick Obia Suspected militants have reportedly abducted fifteen (15) passengers who boarded a speed boat along the Calabar-Oron waterways. The passengers were said to have departed Calabar terminal at about 5 pm on Thursday heading to Akwa-Ibom when the sea pirates intercepted the boat. A family member of one of the victims who crave
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Born Favour Abatang alongside Kenya President’s wife Rachel Ruto has been decorated as one of Africa’s Girl Child Education Champions. She was recognized for using her nonprofit organization Campus Babe Initiative (CBI) in curbing the menace of Teenage Pregnancy in Africa, as well as giving teenage mums a second chance
By Jonathan Ugbal Non-teaching staff of the College of Health Technology, COHTECH, Calabar on Thursday protested the forcible retirement of five of their colleagues by the Cross River Auditor General in what they say is a breach of the procedure. The staff marched round the campus chanting solidarity songs for about an hour before the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba on Thursday morning posted a new Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogo Augustine Grimah to Cross River State. Until his posting as Cross River CP where he is to replace CP Sule Baralabe, CP Grimah was in charge of the Department of Finance and Administration
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned the 1.2km Ikom Bridge constructed by his regime to boost economic activities in the State. The new bridge is located on a major South-North highway. Commissioning the project virtually in Ikom, Ikom LGA of Cross River State, Buhari stated that the project will