On the 27th day of May, 2009 the immediate past Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke gave executive assent to the bill for a “Law to protect the rights of a child and for other related matters, 2009”. The said enactment is now popularly known as the Child Rights Law of Cross River
By Our Correspondent A former governor of Cross River State, Chief Clement Ebri has assured Cross Riverians that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC will offer them an alternative platform to express their political persuasions in the face of the what he called the hijack of the PDP by some individuals. Chief Ebri was speaking
By CrossRiverWatch admin There was drama today at the Calabar office of the Cross River State Water Board Limited as staff working for one of its contractors locked the premises of water board in protest against their unpaid salary arrears. Contract staff working for Techvibe, an IT company that is managing the Water Board, told
By Aplefe Ojong The National Leadership of the Nigerian Labor Congress, (NLC) has been called upon to urgently call the Cross River NLC to order to avert division of the labor movement in the state. Mr. Godwin Ayendi, State President of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), made the call while reacting to the
By Our Reporter The Executive Chairman, Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Stephen Odey has disclosed that upon resumption of office, he met a dead edifice, dormant and comatose board, identified 34 ghost workers and transferred 37 unproductive directors and senior staff. He made the revelation recently while speaking with CrossRiverWatch in
By Our Correspondent Taxi drivers in Cross River State have threatened to withdraw their services this festive period, on or before the 21st of December, 2015 if the State Government doesn’t keep to the terms and conditions of an agreement between both parties. The decision to make transportation difficult this festive season when the Carnival
Oto-bong Clement/Ogar Monday The Girls Power Initiative (GPI) over the weekend organized the 2015 end of the year party and skills, arts and craft exhibition in its headquarters, Calabar Cross River State. Speaking at the occasion, the Calabar Coordinator of the organization, Mrs. Comfort Ikpi stated that the organization since it started in Calabar over
By Ikwen Atuaka A fuel station in Obudu has been reportedly razed to the ground with the Fire Service reportedly not taking action despite being located less than a minute drive away. The outbreak according to eyewitness accounts began in the early hours of Sunday when a tanker was discharging petroleum products into the underground