By The Nation Newspaper Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has expressed optimism that a combined power generation from the two power plants built by his administration would give the State about 50 megawatts of electricity that would guarantee Calabar, the capital’s steady power supply independent of the national grid. The two power plants are
By Ogar Monday Prof. Sandy Onor, the Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in next year’s polls has said that the warm welcome the party has received and the inroads it has made into the Southern Senatorial District has proven that “the Back-To-South mantra is an illusion.” Onor insisted that people of the
By Richard Ndoma, Leadership Newspaper Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has begun the execution of 32 new projects in public schools across the three senatorial districts of the State. The State SUBEB Chairman, Senator Stephen Odey, disclosed this in Calabar on Thursday during an interaction with journalists. Odey stated that the projects
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Civil Service has taken the application process for ongoing recruitment into several areas of the State Civil Service online. Following the crowd of applicants that had swarmed designated offices across the State to request application forms, the Commission resorted to receiving them online only. Those who had filled
By Archibong Jeremiah Days after 9 travelers were kidnapped at Okomita in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, another 3 have been abducted. Two medical doctors and a contractor are the latest victims of kidnapping in the once most peaceful State of Nigeria. The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Calabar branch,
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has earlier this month signed an order expanding the powers of Magistrate Courts in the State to try civil cases. In the signed document seen by CrossRiverWatch and personally signed by the Governor, the order is to take effect from the 3rd of November
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The management of ABC Transport Plc has stated that the purported letter of an apology being claimed by the Cross River State Police Command as coming from it, was obtained under duress from one of its Managers who was among those detained under dehumanizing conditions by the Anti Kidnapping Squad & Cultism
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Gunmen alleged to be Fulani herdsmen have kidnapped 9 travelers in Cross River State. Eyewitnesses said they opened fire on their vehicle along Calabar-Ugep road, and 9 were kidnapped. The incident happened between 3:30PM and 4PM yesterday, Monday, 14, November 2022. The Police are yet to comment. Watch eyewitnesses recount of what