By Ogar Monday The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has ordered the Nigeria Navy to pay NGN75 million to Mr. Etim Asuquo Akpan, as damages for illegal shooting, torture and holding him hostage. Delivering judgment in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital, in the suit number FHC/CA/M35/2013, Justice Inyang Ekwo, said men who are
By Ogar Monday The Local Organizing Committee of the 2nd Cross River State Governors cup tagged Ayade Mega Trophy has been inaugurated in Calabar the Cross River State Capital. Inaugurating the Committee at the State Headquarters of the Ministry of Youths and Sports, the Commissioner of the Ministry, Mr. Asu Okang stated that the Committee
By Ogar Monday/Philip Agba The 2nd edition of the annual Theresa Undie Mentoring Forum has held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital with students from over five secondary schools in attendance. Speaking at the event, the Cross River State Commissioner of Education Hon. Godwin Ettah thanked Ms. Theresa for organizing such an event to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Food Safety and Inspection Services Unit of the Department of Public Health in the Cross River State Ministry of Health during one of their routine inspection recently confiscated and destroyed 600kg worth of unwholesome food and commodities supplied to the State. According to the Head of FSIS in the State, Mr
By Ushang Ewa Police sources have reliably informed CrossRiverWatch that a team from the Force Criminal Investigation Department(FCID), Abuja are currently in Calabar, the Cross River State capital to take the principal suspects in the attack of suspended University of Calabar lecturer, Mr. Joseph Odok. The duo of Raphael Odu, a director in the department
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Head of Local Government Administration (HOLGA) of Calabar South Local Government of Cross River State has revealed that the entire revenue that accrued to the Council in 2016 from the popular Watt Market in the center of Calabar metropolis was a paltry sum of twenty one thousand
By Jonathan Ugbal There is an ongoing drama in the Cross River State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after the party announced a 24 hours window for the sale of intents form for the forthcoming local government elections. A document signed by the state chairman and publicity secretary, Amaga Odo and circulated on
By Grace Orok Calabar: Stakeholders have begun the development of a policy document as a panacea to tackle gender issues in Nigeria. The stakeholders drawn from several nongovernmental organizations and government parastatals are currently meeting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Friday where the Special Adviser of gender development to Governor Ben Ayade