I have been looking at Bauchi State and I am amazed. I had really hoped that with the economy reducing foreign travel (it is EXPENSIVE), Cross River State would reap the money for holidays, honeymoons, conferences and other events that may have been done outside the country. Other States are positioning for the market share
By CrossRiverWatch admin As the tenure of the incumbent Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Mahmoud Mohammed from Taraba state, draws to an end, there are chances and even expectations that the next in line to assume the position of CJN, in the order of seniority, is Justice Walter Samuel Nkwanu Onnoghen, from Cross River state.
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching CrossRiverWatch has it that some staff in the office of the Cross River State Surveyor General, Surveyor Eyo Oku, are in the business of faking signatures and professional seals, issuance of fake survey plans, certificates of lodgements and charting. The reliable source within the Surveyor General’s office who doesn’t want
By Emma Unah Tussle for the Muri Munene stool, the Paramount Ruler of the Efuts in Calabar, Cross River State has moved to the Supreme Court after one of the claimants to the throne, Muri Effiong Mbukpa, expressed dissatisfaction with the ruling of the Appeal Court sitting in Calabar on the protracted contest for the
By Jonathan Ugbal and Elijah Ugani The Primary Health Center in Bedia village of Obudu local government area was re-commissioned on Saturday by the state government following its renovation by the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA). The facility, constructed in the mid 90’s by the Bedia community became moribund following years
By CrossRiverWatch admin Relative calm has returned to the Cross River state capital, Calabar after a week of gang violence and a harvest of deaths that saw over 20 killed within the period. This is coming as the Police headquarters in Calabar, yesterday, paraded 46 persons over cult, kidnapping, murder and armed robbery related. The
By CrossRiverWatch admin Eshua Joseph, Executive Director Passion Universal, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which focuses on street children in Cross River State has said his organization has undertaken a project to build a skills acquisition center and orphanage home for abandoned street children. Mr. Eshua however revealed that work is currently ongoing at the site
By CrossRiverWatch admin Special Adviser to the Governor on Technical Matters, Mr. Eric Akpo in an interview with some news men on Thursday in Calabar after a meeting with FG Steering Committee on Bakassi Deep Sea Port. Excerpt: What is your impression of your interaction with the FG Steering Committee that visited the proposed Bakassi