By Ogar Monday Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force today in Calabar the Cross River State capital, tear gassed scores of protesters asking the State Government to stick to its campaign promises, improve the standard of living and forget the change of the state’s logo. The protesters who came under the auspices of Arise Cross
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Arrangements seem to be in top gear by activists in Cross River state for a march against what organizers call the “sad turn of events” in the state. The protest scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday), is expected to take off from the Millenium Park in Calabar by 7am and interested marchers are told
Peter Inyali The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has pledged to build a 5 Megawatts solar power plant in the University of Calabar, (UNICAL) Calabar. The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Barnhard Schlagheck disclosed this on Monday in Calabar during a courtesy call on the university Vice Chancellor, Prof. Zana Akpagu. Schlagheck noted
By Our Correspondent The Cameroonian Navy Ship (CNS) Le Ntem last week berthed at the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Nigerian Navy in Calabar, the Cross River State capital as part of effort to strengthen the synergy between the Navies of both countries to improve security in the gulf of Guinea. The CNS Le
By Archibong Jeremiah/Roland Enya-Forte Fuel scarcity has again hit the Cross River State capital, Calabar. Our reporters observed yesterday afternoon that the usual pick and drop which costs N50 has been hiked to N100 while routes that costs N100 were hiked to N200. It was also observed that only few fueling stations were selling fuel.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Government of Cross River State has fired another salvo over the delay in the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment for its proposed 260 kilometers superhighway, threatening the revocation of the land allocated to the National Park in the state. The Superhighway is part of the signature projects of Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Yesterday I got a call from Agba Jalingo to be a guest on his radio program “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”. The topic for discussion was “Regulating Hawking and Street Vending in Cross River; the Right way?” The Cross River State House of Assembly has just passed a bill to legalize hawking
By Ogar Monday A coalition of Nongovernmental organizations with interest in child rights, Prevent Abuse Against Children Today (PACT) has said it will soon beginning collating information of kids living in the streets of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. PACT secretary, Theresa Okpa made this known recently while attending to some kids who decided