Xavier Ojeka Odey The bickering and infighting among stalwarts of the APC in Cross River Central and Yakurr LGA in particular is set to come to an end with the resolve of major stakeholders to sheath their swords and work for the collective interest of the party. Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Uguru Usani,
By Ena Ojong Deputy Chairman, House Of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education and member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, Hon. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe is embarking a tour of the 24 political wards of his constituency to distribute writing materials to students preparing for the forthcoming West African Certificate Examination, WAEC. This is sequel to his entrepreneurship
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Hundreds of prospective candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) midweek stormed the premises of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board in Calabar, the Cross River State capital to protest the poor service being rendered by staff which has affected their registration process. The prospective candidates numbering over 500 sealed the
By Aplefe Ojong The Chief Medical Director CMD of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Dr. Thomas U. Agan, and four of his colleagues were Monday remanded at the Afokang Prison having failed to secure bail from the Federal High Court in Calabar. Dr. Agan, Offor Jonah Offor, Francis Otu, Okocha Anthony, Emmanuel Etta
By Archibong Jeremiah/Otobong Clement The Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Engineer Mike Eraye has described the attitude of people in the State towards waste management as “not encouraging”. Engr. Eraye who made the assertion in Calabar said: “The attitude of our people towards waste disposal is not encouraging; our mind is dead mostly when
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Federal Government says it has augmented the allocation to Cross River State with the sum of NGN38Billion since the loss of its 76 oil wells to neighboring Akwa Ibom state after losing its littoral status due to the ceding of the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroun. The Chairman of
By Ogar Monday The Greater Calabar Capital City Development Authority has condemned in totality the recent gangstar clashes in Calabar, the Cross River State capital which has left no fewer than 6 dead and more injured. This was contained in a statement signed and issued on Tuesday by the Director General of the agency, Kingsley
By CrossRiverWatch Admin No fewer than 6 are feared dead between Thursday last week and Monday following a renewed gangstar war between the Supreme Vikings Confraternity (SVC) and the Ku Klux Klan confraternity (KKK) in Calabar the Cross River State capital CrossRiverWatch findings reveal. It is unclear what sparked off the killing as sources say