By Philip Agba and Margaret John Cross River State has been noted as one of the States in Nigeria that have greatly benefitted from the mass media in terms of objective, impartial and balanced content due to its plurality of broadcast stations. The attribution was given at the one year anniversary lecture of Sparkling 92.3FM
By Margaret John: House of Assembly Correspondent The ongoing audit of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Cross River State Government by the eight House of Assembly has revealed that a construction firm, Messrs Megalo Construction and Engineering limited of 5, Ndoma-Egba crescent, Calabar collected a mobilization fee of NGN39,076,274 for three projects but completed
By David Nsa and Philip Agba The General Manager of Sparkling 92.3 FM Calabar, Mr. Effiong Nyong has called on the Cross River State Government to create an enabling environment for Journalists to carry out their constitutional obligation. Mr. Nyong gave the charge in a press briefing as part of activities to mark the stations
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested four internet fraudsters in Calabar, Cross River State, following two seperate raids carried out in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday morning operation led to the arrest of a known “yahoo” kingpin, Akpojivi
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Bolt (formerly Taxify), the leading on-demand transportation platform in Africa on 3rd May, 2919 launched operations in Uyo and Calabar. It is the first ride hailing service to connect passengers with drivers in these cities. The expansion move brings Bolt’s cities in Nigeria to a total of seven: the service is already
By CrossRiverWatch Admin At least 59 commercial sex workers which included 43 girls and 16 men have been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) in Calabar. Ilupeju Adebayo, Director of DSS in Cross River, who briefed reporters today Saturday in Calabar, said the girls were rounded up at 2:15 a.m Saturday morning at
By Archibong Jeremiah Selected journalists (Editors, Correspondents and Reporters) have been trained in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on “Fact-Checking”. The two days capacity building was organized by Africa Check with support from the U.S Consulate General, Lagos in Partnership with the International Press Centre. The Nigeria Editor of Africa Check, Mr. David Ajikobi
By Ilam Patricia Nestle Nigeria PLC has launched three new Maggi seasonings in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. The Maggi seasonings launched recently in Calabar is intended to meet daily tasty needs of Nigerians as well as promote and create awareness about healthy lifestyles, cooking and dieting says a Business Influencer, Varalyn Chineye. She