By CrossRiverWatch Admin I got a call in the morning of Thursday, February 2 from Architect Njor Ntangha Tabi, a staff of Federal Government Girls College, Calabar. He sounded agitated, frightened and incoherent. He was trying to say something about DSS, students, teachers, beatings, bullets and gunshots. I tried calming him down but it wasn’t
By CrossRiverWatch Admin For Nigeria to have a thriving media that could aid democracy and good governance, the government needs to have a proper understanding of the role of the media in the society, the CEO of Hit 95.9 FM, Calabar, Cross River state, Patrick Ugbe, has said. Mr. Ugbe, who is a former Commissioner
By CrossRiverWatch Admin “The last four days have been the toughest four days as the Chief Servant of Primary Health Care in Cross River State! I have seen tears, drama, heard raised voices, screams, low tones, begging, confessions, laughter, plea for amnesty, had shocking discoveries and revelations, seen forged documents, no practicing licence, no document
By CrossRiverWatch Admin This week I got a fresh awakening that Governor Ayade still remains ensconced in his elusive search for foreign investors ostensibly to jump start the Cross River State private sector development he loves to talk about without doing anything about, running to two years now since assuming office as Governor. The news
By Our Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state is expected to depart London for South Africa tomorrow where he is scheduled to hold a high level meeting with investors in the Agriculture sector and infracstructure development in the state. The governor is also expected to leave South Africa after the meeting and return
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State government has commenced negotiations with communities in the northern town of Obudu which is to house the Obudu New City. The New Cities Development Commissioner, George Ekpungu led a team recently to sensitize the locals and chiefs of Ipong ward in Obudu local government area on the project.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Bakassi Strike Force has thrown its support behind the Federal Government’s initiative towards the security of lives and property of residents of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. To display their resolve, the group arrested two notorious criminals and their gang leader allegedly responsible for cases of kidnappings, armed robbery and other criminalities
By Owai Obo Scores of youths from Idoma, Betem, Igbofia and Akpet-Egbai in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, Wednesday 1st February, 2017 protested against alleged marginalization by management of Wilmar Palm Estate popular known as IBIAE Palm Estate. The youths were armed with placards bearing various inscriptions like: “We can’t remain as