By Bassey Inyang The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar on Tuesday declared that Senator Gershom Bassey representing Cross River South senatorial district was academically qualified to contest the 2015 senatorial election. Justice E A. Ibli made the declaration while delivering judgment in a pre-election matter instituted by Emmanuel Ironbar, challenging the eligibility
I was going through a Facebook narration by John Offiong of his experience with litter, yesterday in Union Station, Washington DC and he concluded his article thus: ‘’Truth is, our people are mostly very dirty people living in a filthy country and our cities can bear witness to this assertion. Even my beloved Calabar
By Our Correspondent Following the inability of the contractors handling evacuation of refuse in Calabar metropolis to meet their obligations in line with the terms of agreement, Cross River State Government has announced an immediate termination of their contracts. It will be recalled that Governor Ben Ayade, shortly on assumption of office three months ago,
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State government may soon begin the public auction of old and irreparable vehicles to fund the purchase of new ones CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered just as the Government House Press Corps has suffered immobility due to vehicle breakdown for over a fortnight. Sources in the governor’s office say it
By Inyali Peter Cross River state youths have called on private companies operating in the state to create more jobs for indigenes of the state to curb unemployment in the country. The youths who were speaking under the aegis of Forum of Past Union Leaders (FOPUL) made the call during an interaction with Governor Ben
By CrossRiverWatch admin Recently Senator Benedict Ayade marked 100 days of his administration in office. The governor used the occasion to reiterate the commitment of the government to actualize the Signature projects of his administration which include Cross River State Deep Sea Port and the Superhighway which will serve as the evacuation route for the
By Jeremiah Archibong This death trap is between No. 53 and 54 Ibesikpo Street, Calabar South. The Cross River State capital has witnessed this sort of deplorable conditions for over 6 months now. The trap is said to have been created by heavy flooding from Off Dr. Dean Street Calabar South and environs. Residents say
By Okwo Kerry The Chairman of the Cross River State Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency, CTRA Mr. Mfon Bassey, has revealed to CrossRiverWatch that since his office gave ultimatum of 30 days to all unregistered taxis in the State metropolis to do the mandatory accreditation with the government, only 16 have met the requirements and 50