By Archibong Jeremiah The management of Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH has reacted to the resistance by senior staff to its decision to reclaim the Boys Quarters of the Staff Quarters located within the Varsity campus in Calabar. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Owan Eno when contacted by CrossRiverWatch in his office in Calabar, said:
Some members of the Cross River State House of Assembly have threatened to boycott all State functions for the remaining part of the year because according to them, their handshake with the governor is extending ‘beyond the elbow’. They accused the governor’s protocol team of persistently taking them for granted and under minding their role
In politics it is often said that perception is reality. In street wisdom similarly it is said that there is no smoke without fire. The last six months of Governor Ayade’s daring steps in effecting what in his mind must be revolutionary changes in approach to governance has left many a citizen in my view
By Our Correspondent Cross Riverians say the immediate past governor of the State, Senator Liyel Imoke who is reported to be among five other former governors to be tried by the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged false asset declaration, should go and clear his name. A section of Cross Riverians who spoke with CrossRiverWatch
By Ushang Ewa Following the directive of the management of the Cross River University of Technology to revoke Staff claim to Boys Quarters attached to them in the Calabar Campus of the Varsity by December 31, 2015, more staff have joined in querying the rationale behind it. A cross section of the staff resident in
By Frank Edima Prevent Abuse of Children Today (PACT) Coalition in Cross River State, supported by Safe Child Africa just concluded a two days program to celebrate the 2015 Universal Day For Children at the Internally Displaced People (IDP) Camp, Ikot Eyo in Akpabuyo local government area where the Bakassi refugees are kept. Universal Day
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Deputy Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Joseph Bassey, representing Calabar South State constituency 2 has supported two hundred and thirty-six (236) of his constituents financially. The support which was given in a ceremony recently in his constituency in Calabar South was in six categories:
By Jonathan Ugbal Following the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, protests have held in several cities and states across Nigeria with suggestions from some quarters that Cross River State was “willing” to support the secession bid. In fact, the map of Biafra that is being bandied around