by crossriverwatch admin A street child has died in Calabar, the Cross River State capital after sustained vomiting on Monday 24th February 2014. CrossRiverWatch gathered from his colleagues that the street child simply named Victor has passed on after he he started vomiting seriously in the early hours of Monday but could not get help
by crossriverwatch admin The perennial flooding of the Nigerian Navy Barracks in Calabar the Cross River State capital has gone beyond the resources and capacity of the Naval authorities and now requires the assistance of state and federal government control. Rear Admiral Charles Obiora Medani, the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command who stated this
by crossriverwatch admin Leaders of Southern Nigeria comprising the south-south, south east and south west met on Monday in Calabar the Cross River State capital and resolved to speak with one voice at the National Conference coming up in March 2014. The leaders in their various remarks at the summit convened by Governors Olusegun Mimiko,
by crossriverwatch admin As part of effort at leveraging on some of the government’s successes in attracting global investment players to the state, Jiang Su Economic and Information Technology Commission is expanding its investment portfolio in Cross River State. Jiang Su Economic and Information Technology Commission which is an investment arm of Jiang Su Province
by crossriverwatch admin The Plant Operators of United Cement Company of Nigeria Plc, UNICEM, Calabar, have said that they will not return to work or hold discussions with the management until their sacked leaders were recalled. The leader of the workers, Mr Blessed Okokon made their position known on Monday in Calabar at an informal
by crossriverwatch admin A Female legal practitioner, Barrister Florence Ujinka who is married to a medical doctor, Marcel Ujinka is being investigated by the police in Calabar, the Cross River State capital for allegedly using a disused car fan belt to inflict bodily harm on her house help, Chidera Asonye Nathaniel. The legal practitioner and
by crossriverwatch admin Organized attacks on prison formations by the Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast part of the country have left over 50 officials of the Nigerian Prisons Service dead while many more have been wounded. The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Prisons Service, Mr Zakari Ohinoyi Ibrahim made the revelation in Calabar on
by crossriverwatch admin The expectation of cassava farmers in Cross River State to produce hybrid cassava in large quantity has received a boost from the government in preparation for the next farming season. The farmers received a 36 million Naira loan from the Cross River State government to enable them cultivate in large quantity. This