By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State 10th House of Assembly has called on the State government to declare a state of emergency on erosion sites in the state. The House seeks the state government, through the Ministry of Works and other relevant agencies to conduct an immediate assessment of affected
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Government of Cross River State has raised an alarm about billboards vandalization in Calabar metropolis, particularly along the Murtala Mohammed Highway. In a press release with reference number CR/MOI/AD/189/VOL.IV/220, signed and made available by the Commissioner for Information, Erasmus Ekpang, warned perpetrators to fort with desist from the
By Ogar Monday In Marian, Calabar Municipal, just before the street to the Cross River State secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, is a building awash with the 2023 election advertisement of party candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The building is the office of Cross River State Infrastructural Safety and
By Ushang Ewa Friends, associates and relatives of victims of abduction in Cross River State are now raising funds to pay ransoms for those kidnapped especially in Calabar, the State capital. The State has witnessed a huge surge in kidnappings with a Police source saying no fewer than 22 people have been abducted in about
By Patrick Obia It was all moment of happiness as constituents of Odukpani/Calabar Municipality, roll out drums in praises of the member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Eta Mbora for siting several projects in their Communities. A two-day inspection tour to Odukpani/Calabar Municipal constituency by Mbora, Clan Heads, Paramount Rulers and
By Maxwell Effiong The Golden Pals international, a sociological association on Monday shocked the Ndidem Elect and Paramount Ruler of Calabar Municipal, Ndidem Eta Bassey Eteta III when they gathered at his residence singing jolly tunes to wish the monarch a happy birthday. This was despite the wish of the monarch to be left alone
By Jonathan Ugbal Edet Okon Asim, the Special Adviser on Biodiversity to Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross River state has died. Family sources told CrossRiverWatch that he slumped in his car on Tuesday night in Calabar. Mr. Asim was okayed for prosecution by the Cross River state government following allegations of rape. But, he was
By Archibong Jeremiah Network of Men Leaders to End Violence Against Women and Girls in Calabar South and Calabar Municipal has been inaugurated in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The network is part of the spotlight initiative to eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is initiated by the European Union and United Nations