By Ogar Monday The Sector Commander, Cross River State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Chidiebere Nkwonta has said that 90 percent of the vehicles procured by the state government remain unlicensed despite several efforts by the corps to get them to do so. Mr. Nkwonta who pleaded with the state government
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has commended the Nigerian judiciary for positively shaping the way politics is being played in the country as politicians now know buying political offices through court judgments is no longer possible. Mr. Ayade who said that judicial officers hold the key to shape
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The consultant procuring personal computers for civil servants in Cross River State, First Rhema Solutions Limited has said it will distribute the next batch to health workers from July 25, 2018. The Group Managing Director of the firm, Engineer Charles Obi made this disclosure in an interaction with this reporter
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An unknown soldier in the company of Policemen on Friday morning shot dead one Effiom Etim Efiom popularly known as ‘etete’ at the Murtala Muhammed highway close to MCC junction. Etete, a tricycle operator, according to an eyewitness, Eustace Ugah (not actual name) is said to have attempted to resist arrest by
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Mr. Eze Duruiheoma has said that the best step towards population management is family planning and birth spacing. Mr. Duruiheoma stated this at a press briefing held at the Calabar sub office of the United Nation’s Population Fund (UNFPA) in Calabar as
By Jonathan Ugbal Residents of Ikom local government area of central Cross River State recently took to the streets to protest a prolonged blackout. The residents who carried placards and demonstrated around town say they have for months paid their electricity bills with the Portharcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) not providing them with light. “The
By: Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The entrance examinations into the Cross River State nursing schools has been slated for August 25, 2018 at the West African People’s Institute, Calabar a statement from the state’s ministry of health says. The statement signed by the Commissioner, Dr. Inyang Asibong also said the sale of admission forms into
By Elijah Ugani The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) office in Cross River State has dismissed as untrue, reports that corps members have been killed in a renewed communal clash between Ukelle community in Yala local government area of Cross River and Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State. Reports suggest scores have been killed,