By Albert Albert As days pass by, it is becoming clear that all is not well with the way the State is presently being run by the State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke. Information reaching CrossRiverWatch indicate that apart from the non-payment of the salaries of civil servants in the state which has entered its third
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Government, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday launched and disbursed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund (MSMEDF) to 700 enterprises in the state. The disbursement exercise which was carried out in Calabar, the state capital, through the Cross River State Micro-finance and Enterprise
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The sudden upsurge in the level of armed robbery and banditry in Calabar in recent has been acknowledged by the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Zone 6, Mr. Tunde Johnson Ogunsakin. The AIG disclosed that as a result, the zone is re introducing stop and search to mop up illegal arms
By Okwo Kerry Over the weekend in Calabar, the Cross River State capital an armed robber and a police officer were killed with another police man seriously injured by several gun shots in a gun battle between the police and the robbery gang. This was made known to journalists at a briefing in Calabar by
By Jonathan Ugbal A sociopolitical group in Cross River known as the Democratic Alliance has cautioned political rivals to desist from smear campaigns. A press release obtained by CrossRiverWatch in Calabar and signed by the group’s coordinator, Elder Eyo Nsa, the Secretary Mr. Daniel Ekpe, youth leader Mr. Wilfred Obu, Evang. Abigail Ekpo and Honorable
By Our Correspondent Operatives of the DSS in Calabar minutes ago rounded up executives of ‘Forward Nigeria’, a political support group campaigning for the reelection of President Jonathan over what CrossRiverWatch gathered is the alleged sale of PVCs to prospective voters who are willing to thumb print for President Jonathan in the March 28 election.
By Our Correspondent Cross River Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Sylvester Okey Ezeani has presented election material to visually impaired persons in the State. The items presented were in response to a demand forwarded to the national office of the commission by people living with disabilities in November 2014 and Cross River has become the first
By Frank Edima/Jonathan Ugbal The former Vice Chancellor of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, Professor Ekanem Braide today buried the remains of her late husband, Professor Victor Bowerson-Chase Braide in Calabar. Professor Braide who is currently the pioneer Pro Chancellor, Federal University Lafia got married to the late Professor Victor Braide in 1969