by crossriverwatch admin The Governor of Cross River, Senator Liyel Imoke, has formally approved the commencement of the Tourism Standards Authority (TOSA) licensing regime in the state, effective 1st November, 2013. This follows adoption of the new Licensing Regulations by the Cross River State Executive Council in March 2013. TOSA, an enforcement unit of the
by crossriverwatch admin The President of the Professional Disc Jockeys Association, Calabar Chapter, DJ Sacra, has lamented the poor rating of their practitioners and conduct of some DJs. DJ Sacra made this known in the recent stakeholders meeting held recently in Calabar. DJ Sacra said, “I’m not pleased with the present rating of our profession
by crossriverwatch admin Dr. Matthias Oko Offoboche, Gynaecologist, Politician, PDP Chieftain, Elder statesman and former Deputy Governor of Cross River State speaks on the position of Cross River North Senatorial District in respect of the governorship of the state in 2015 in this interview with newsmen in Calabar. Offoboche, who was Chairman of the Committee
by crossriverwatch admin Barely two weeks after one person was killed when angry youths and the police clashed in Ogoja, the northern part of Cross River State, another violent clash between two rival secret cult groups has left two youths dead. The clash, which took place in Sunday night reportedly started at the burial of
by crossriverwatch admin Inspite of the decision by Nigeria Medical Association to call off strike, resident doctors in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital have vowed to continue the strike until their allowances and salaries are paid. Chairman of the UCTH Association of Resident Doctors, Dr. Agam Ayuk, who spoke Tuesday in Calabar, the capital
by crossriverwatch admin The United Nations yesterday opened its office in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The global body will coordinate its activities in the South-South and South-East from the Calabar office. Speaking while inaugurating the office, which was donated by the Cross River State Government, the UN Nigeria Resident Co-coordinator, Mr. Dauda Toure,
CROSS RIVER STATE BUDGET SPEECH 2014 DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR LIYEL IMOKE, CON, GOVERNOR, CROSS RIVER STATE ON 30th OCTOBER, 2013 Mr. Speaker, Distinguished Hon. Members of the Cross River State House of Assembly Fellow Cross Riverians, I am here, once again, to present to this Honourable House, the State’s Appropriation Bill for consideration
by crossriverwatch admin Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma Egba SAN has replied Rights Activist and APC Chieftain, Barrister Okoi Obono Obla who accused Egba of turning down his appeal and refusing to help him get a brief because he is in opposition. Barrister Obono Obla in an article posted recently on the Cross River State Coalition