By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams has condemned the renewed communal crisis between the Ebom and the Usumutung communities in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. In a statement by his Press Secretary, Mr. Hope Obeten, the Speaker expressed regrets that the two sister
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The African Action Congress AAC in Cross River state is dismayed by reports of ongoing communal crises in Cross River state and the mindless absence of the “Father of the State”, Governor Ben Ayade, who is reported by the media to be away in Europe. Yesterday, the entire local and national media
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has donated relief materials worth millions of Naira to victims of communal crisis in Abi local government area of the state. The agency donated the materials following the communal conflict that erupted between Usumutong, Ediba and Afafanyi communities in Abi local government area on January 2,
By CrossRiverWatch Admim The Cross River State Assembly wants the Government to lift the moratorium placed on the logging of wood and revert the management of the State’s Forests to the Forestry Commission as provided for by the Cross River State Forest Law 2010 as amended. The Assembly also wants the Anti-Deforestation Taskforce to exist
By Uchino Amatey The Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in collaboration with Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has ended a 3-day training on implementation of School Based Management Committee – School Improvement Programme (SBMC-SIP) at the West African People’s Institute (WAPI), Calabar. The event which was kicked off on Monday 8th, July
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State, Hon Cletus Obun, has accused the State House of Assembly of being a rubber-stamp to the Governor Ben Ayade government. Speaking to newsmen in Calabar, while reacting on the N5billion loan approved by the House
One of the greatest challenges to the growth of Agriculture in general and rice production in particular in Nigeria is its lack of appeal to the younger generation, who incidentally make up a larger percentage of its population. This is due to the old methods of farming employed in most parts of the nation. Another
By Patrick Obia Following the pending conduct of Local Government election in the Cross River State, which has been met with mixed reactions amongst Cross Riverians, a Legal practitioner, Barrister Utum Eteng, has described as “a time bomb” if not rushed to conduct. Mr. Utum made this known while speaking as a guest on Hit