By Ogar Monday The First lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari will on Monday, 18th April, 2016 be at Ikom Local Government to flag-off the Maternal New Born and Child Health Week and commission two comprehensive health centers in Ikom. The Wife of the President who will be joined by the First Lady of Cross
By Archibong Jeremiah Pastor Thomas Effiom Okon, Chairman of Taxi Drivers in Cross River State has described as “embarrassing” the constant harassment and intimidation of his colleagues by security agents, accusing them of trying to drive them out of the business so as to favor their uniform colleagues. The Chairman who spoke to CrossRiverWatch in
By SaharaReporters The attention of the Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD) has been drawn to a case of extra judicial murder of 6 Nigerians in Calabar, Cross River State by 14 officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force who had since been dismissed from service. A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLING
By Ushang Ewa There seem to be obvious disagreement and parallel lines between some aides of the Cross River State governor and APC supporters as well as social commentators in the state over wild allegations of compromise against the biggest online news platform in the state, CrossRiverWatch and the Publisher, Agba Jalingo. Though it is
By CrossRiverWatch admin This is IBB by Nigeria Prison Service office which shares a boundary with Nigeria Customs staff quarters. Parking is usually not allowed along that stretch from the stadium roundabout to the end of the Customs staff quarters. Officers of the DOPT, the Police and Prison officers are always around supposedly to enforce
By CrossRiverWatch admin Senator representing Cross River Central Senatorial district and Chairman Senate Committee on Finance, Senator John Owan Enoh has disclaimed several phoney facebook identities that have been opened with his name by alleged fraudsters in a bid to swindle the unsuspecting public. In a statement on his authentic facebook page https://www.facebook.com/John-Owan-Enoh-279262188930011/?pnref=story the Senator
By Paulyne Eba and Ojong Agbor The State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has expressed worries over the inability of the local content Act of 2010 to fully actualize the objectives for which it was enacted. The Governor made this remarks while declaring open a 3-day stakeholders interactive workshop holding at the Calabar International Convention Centre
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has expelled 33 students and retired a Professor for alleged examination malpractices and plagiarism respectively. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Zana Akpagu, disclosed this during a briefing in Calabar while stressed that UNICAL was the only institution offering an anti-corruption course introduced in collaboration with the