By Philip Agba The Cross River Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS) has commenced sensitization and enlightenment campaign of the taxpaying public to secure their buy-in for voluntary tax compliance in the State. Addressing gentlemen of the press before the flag of the campaign in Calabar, The Executive Chairman Mr. Akpanke Ando Ogar, said “The campaign is
By Jonathan Ugbal and Efa Sunday Residents and monarchs in Cross River State on Monday called on Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari to revert the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen with some warning him to stay clear of the state in his campaign tour. The monarchs, Onun Nicholas Odum and Obol
By Efa Sunday Following the controversy trailing the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari there has been a peaceful protest in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The peaceful protest organized a group under the aegis of ‘No Sidon Look,’ and concerned citizens at Millennium Park which
By Obeten Godfrey Calabar, the Cross River State capital will alongside seven other Nigerian cities, Lagos, Abuja, Warri, Benin, Port Harcourt, Ibadan and Enugu, host auditions for the season four of Africa’s most popular and controversial reality TV show, Big Brother Naija. The reality TV show which follows the format of the International Big Brother
By Aplefe Ojong and Elijah Ugani Serious concerns are being expressed by political actors in Cross River state over the handling of the recruitment of ad hoc staff for the forthcoming general election in the state. While the recruitment has been completed in most states across the country, the exercise in Cross River state seem
By Patrick Obia A strange fire has in the early hours of Thursday gutted a music recording studio along Ediba Road Calabar, with properties worth millions of naira destroyed. The fire is said to have started at about 3am inside the recording studio burnt down equipments before it was noticed by its neighboring compound security
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The remains of an unidentified young man is laying along the Murtala Mohammed Highway by Bishop Moyna avenue junction Calabar, the Cross River State capital. As at press time, the cause of the death was not known, it was also not clear if the deceased was insane or not as his outward
By Efa Sunday; Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade has called for a special scholarship program for the children of fallen heroes. The Governor made this call yesterday at the Millennium Park, venue for the Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Calabar. Mr. Ayade who was represented by the