by crossriverwatch admin Heavy rainstorm on Saturday worsened the woes of Bedia Secondary Commercial School, the only government commercial secondary school in the entire Obudu Local Government Area. Structures in the school had already broken down completely and become inhabitable for pupils due to neglect occasioned by the handing over of the school by the
by crossriverwatch admin The President of the Professional Disc Jockeys Association, Calabar Chapter, DJ Sacra, has lamented the poor rating of their practitioners and conduct of some DJs. DJ Sacra made this known in the recent stakeholders meeting held recently in Calabar. DJ Sacra said, “I’m not pleased with the present rating of our profession
by crossriverwatch admin Barely two weeks after one person was killed when angry youths and the police clashed in Ogoja, the northern part of Cross River State, another violent clash between two rival secret cult groups has left two youths dead. The clash, which took place in Sunday night reportedly started at the burial of
by crossriverwatch admin Inspite of the decision by Nigeria Medical Association to call off strike, resident doctors in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital have vowed to continue the strike until their allowances and salaries are paid. Chairman of the UCTH Association of Resident Doctors, Dr. Agam Ayuk, who spoke Tuesday in Calabar, the capital
by crossriverwatch admin A political group with the name, Ikom for Liyel Imoke Movement in a meeting held on the 25th of October, 2013 at the Ikom Government House came out with a communiqué declaring that the selection of a governor for the state in 2015 is the “sole prerogative”, of the incumbent governor, Senator
by crossriverwatch admin The price of cement is now stabilising in Cross River State as the product now sells for between N1,500 and N1,550 per bag, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Following a protest by cement dealers, the price of the product increased in the state from N1,400 per bag to N1,800 in
by crossriverwatch admin The Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, yesterday inaugurated a 24-member Main Organizing Committee (MOC) for the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF) slated for Calabar, Cross River State next year. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony inside the Media Centre of the National Stadium, Abuja, Abdullahi noted that Nigerians all over the world
by crossriverwatch admin Contrary to initial threats to disrupt work should the November 1 dateline for handing over to the new management go on without payment of their entitlements, the management and other workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in Calabar District on Friday went about their normal duties. Correspondents, who visited the