By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Police Command has announced the arrest of three suspected armed gangsters. This was contained in a statement made available to Fearless Reports by the Police Spokesperson in the State, DSP Irene Ugbo. The Police said that the men of the Uwanse Surveillance unit got a tip yesterday that
By Patrick Obia The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, have said that the short power outage being experienced in some part of Calabar is as a result of a faulty breaker that had a cumulative effect on the relays of 4 No. 11kv feeders. This was made known in a press release signed by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A yet to be identified student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) has just been shot dead. The incident took place at the Old Engineering faculty. As at the time of filing this report, his corpse was still lying there. It is yet unclear what issues led
By Patrick Obia A man (name not known) was set ablaze and burnt to death for allegedly stealing the sum of four thousand naira in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The incident took place in the early hours of Saturday, 13th July 2019, at Ikot Effanga by Army junction Calabar, where the victim was said
The Fiscal Responsibility Act is a law of the National Assembly. Section 44 and 45 of the Act which deals with conditions of borrowing and verification of compliance with limits provides as follows: Section 44 – (1) Any Government in the Federation or its agencies and corporations desirous of borrowing shall specify the purpose for
1. PROLOGUE Traditionally, the latin phrase, “Ave, Imperator, Nos Morituri Te Salutamus” was used by the gladiators to address the Emperor before a gladiatorial match. It is now universally used in appealing for a remedial action in any human situation or endeavour. It is so today, that we find ourselves in a unique situation. The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State, Hon Cletus Obun, has accused the State House of Assembly of being a rubber-stamp to the Governor Ben Ayade government. Speaking to newsmen in Calabar, while reacting on the N5billion loan approved by the House
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Amidst the ongoing communal war between Governor Ben Ayade’s LGA, Obudu and Vandeikya LGA of Benue State, the Cross River state governor has again, travelled out of the country. This is the second time the governor is leaving the country since his second term oath of office, 43 days ago. Reliable sources