By Archibong Jeremiah Political parties in Cross River State have threatened to sue the State Governor Senator Ben Ayade, if Local Government elections fail to hold in December, 2017 as promised. The disclosure was made by the State Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) Chairman, Mr. Sunday Michael on a radio program “The Dialogue With Agba
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has engaged the services of a Romanian, Dorian Marin to manage the Calabar Rovers football club. This is to inject fresh ideas and enable the club return to the Nigeria Professional Football League by next season said the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Asu Okang while
By Ushang Ewa The Chairman, Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba has sued for calm from the militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). The avengers had threatened to renew their hostilities and bombing of oil installations in the Niger Delta region and Ndoma-Egba in a statement signed by his
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent One herdsman has been confirmed dead and a farmer injured in the fight that broke out Sunday afternoon in Ugaga community of Yala local government area of northern Cross River State. Contrary to earlier reports where the Women Affairs Commissioner, Stella Odey said it was caused by a Fulani
By Ushang Ewa The Calabar Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has accused the Government of Cross River State for relegating local Engineers to the background in favor of foreign ones who are ‘unpatriotic’. The NATIONAL ACCORD reports that NSE stated this during the weekend in Calabar, the state capital during a workshop
By Jonathan Ugbal A combined team of Police and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday (Sunday) arrested a half loaded truck containing wood suspected to be gotten from illegal logging at Rabana roundabout in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The truck is said to have disguised the wood and
By Archibong Jeremiah The Secretary of the Cross River State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Omaga Odo has reiterated that the party’s intent forms are not on sale and aspirants that paid money to the party will get refund. The disclosure was made by Mr. Omaga on a radio program “The Dialogue
By CrossRiverWatch Admin He jogged into the UJ Esuene Stadium in the morning (Saturdau) to keep a rendezvous with the members of the public and sundry state Athletes, who had adopted him as their personal coach and Aerobics Instructor. However, today’s rendezvous turned out to be with death. As coach Paul Banigo was putting together