By Ikwen Atuaka Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch indicates that an unnamed man was last weekend shot dead around the Upelwaga axis of Obudu main town for alleged robbery. The man CrossRiverWatch gathered from sources who was dressed in black shirts and trousers, wore a sweater with a hood had a torch in his pockets and was
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government has directed residents to stop the payment of waste collect tariff to the state’s internal revenue service and waste management agency and start paying same to refuse collection contractors. This directive was contained in a release signed by the Secretary to the State Government
By Aplefe Ojong The management of Cross River State Newspaper Corporation (CRSNC), Publishers of Nigerian and Weekend Chronicle has issued quit notices to two former General Managers of the corporation occupying its property located at A94 and A96 3rd Avenue, State Housing Estate, Calabar, the State capital. The two former General Managers are, Mr. Dominic
By Our Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has assured the management of the Unicem Rovers football club that the club would bounce back soon. Hon. Lebo who gave the assurance recently, when the club’s management paid him a courtesy call in his office in Calabar,
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade yesterday expressed the gratitude of the government and people of the state to President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of an indigene of the state, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, as the new Chief of Naval Staff. Governor Ayade noted that by the appointment of
By CrossRiverWatch admin Yakurr born Rear Admiral I.E Ibas has been appointed the new Chief of Naval Staff by the President Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Muhammadu Buhari, Rtd. The appointment was made known in a statement released this afternoon to the press after the President relieved all service chiefs of their positions.
By Okwo Kerry The Managing Director, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Engineer Saleh Dunoma has disclosed that plans are in top gear to complete all uncompleted projects in airports across the country. This assurance is coming against the background of fears that the Federal Government may have abandoned the upgrading of airport facilities across
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has given guarantee that the House Committee, Chairman on Education, Hon. Itam Abang of Boki 1 State Constituency will sponsor a private member bill that will take care of virtually all the challenges members of Cross