by crossriverwatch admin Writing about Jude Okwe’s death at this time is not what I prayed for, but as a Muslim, we believe in “Inalahi Wainalahi Rajiunnah” meaning, “It is from Allah we come and to Him alone we shall all return”. This portion from the Holy Quran is what has been my consolation because
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has been lauded for gender sensitivity in governance which has ensured adequate representation of women in some key areas of governance in the state. The commendation was made by Mrs. Theresa Agbor in a chat with CrossRiverWatch where she disclosed that it is due
by crossriverwatch admin Following the death of forty year old Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian in Lagos last week, the Federal Government on Monday ordered six persons made up of Liberians and other West Africans from Ebola-afflicted countries currently attending an ECOWAS meeting in Calabar to return to Lagos for further examination and screening. Sawyer, a
by crossriverwatch admin Yesterday at about 18:49 GMT a 9 bedroom mud apartment at No. 6 Ekeng Abia Street Calabar South was engulfed by inferno. Residents around the house raised the alert about the fire which began in a room where the occupants were said to be in church and spread sporadically into other apartments.
by crossriverwatch admin The Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ has finally secured corporate registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC the statutory body saddled with the responsibility of incorporating all organizations and businesses in Nigeria. In Certificate of Incorporation of the Incorporated Trustees of ACROJ number CAC/IT/NO 70863, the Registrar General of the
by crossriverwatch admin www.crossriverwatch.com has surpassed the five million hits mark and the publishers are urging more Cross Riverians to step into the fray and continue to expand the frontiers of information dissemination in the state. CrossRiverWatch was conceived in 2012 and started publication on August 27, 2012 to try and bridge the information gap
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River Internal Revenue Service (IRS) yesterday sealed up the premises of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Channel 9 Calabar for allegedly evading PAYE tax remittance which the Cross River state internal revenue claimed the broadcast station has owed from 2006 to 2012. The sealing up was done in company of
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross Rover State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has beckoned on more Non-Governmental Organization, NGOs to join Cross River in her strides to preserve wild life within and outside the state. Imoke made the call at the launching of the revised regional action plan for the conservation of the Cross River gorilla