By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River State Commissioner for Power, Thomas Udam, has expressed optimism in renewed efforts by the Governor Ben Ayade led administration to ensure steady supply of electricity in the state. He said the state government was determined to explore all viable alternatives available to enable it achieve its goal. The Commissioner stated
By Archibong Jeremiah Orok Duke, Chairman Cross River State Sports Commission has been accused of over stepping his bounds. The accusation was levied by Bruce Ijirigho, a Sports Consultant to the Senator Imoke led administration after been ejected from his office space in the UJ Esuene stadium, Calabar by the Sports Commission. Stating his case,
By Our Correspondent The Conservator of the Cross River State National Park, Mr. Yakubu Mohammed Kolo (Assistant Conservator General), in an interview with the Nation Newspaper, is delighted over the plan of the Cross River State government to construct a super-highway from Calabar to Obudu. He said this will aid accessibility to the park. His
By Ushang Ewa The management of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) has denied the alleged hike in the school fees of its newly admitted students describing it as “a general mistake in the fee payment template.” The varsity’s management in a statement emanating from the office of the Dean, students affairs, Professor David Effiom
By Inyali Peter The National President of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Alumni Association, Eyam Abeng has called on the Federal Government to find a political solution to the lingering oil wells issue between Cross River and Akwa Ibom States. Abeng who made the call recently in Uyo during the inauguration of the Akwa
By Jonathan Ugbal Some business outfit owners operating along the popular Bedwell street in Calabar grumbled over the Environment Commissioner’s decision to sanitize the area. The Commissioner, Engineer Mike Eraye in the company of the CUDA boss Joe-Mary Ekeng and his counterpart in the State Waste Management Agency, Willie Okokon and some staff of the
By Frank Edima Motorcyclists in Bakassi local government area of Cross River State have protested the N100 daily tax introduced by the Ministry of Transport and Marine Services. The cyclists popularly known as “Okada riders” recently blocked Calabar-Ikang road during a peaceful protest against the new levy. According to Desmond Eke, one of the riders,
By Our Editorial Board The present entity, Cross River State is among the 12 original states created in 1967 in Nigeria by General Yakubu Gowon to weaken the Eastern Nigeria which was on the verge of seceding to form the Republic of Biafra. Known then as South-Eastern State and later rechristened Cross River in 1976,