By Aplefe Ojong Staff of the Mirage Hotel Calabar, owned by the Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke have called on the management of the hotel to pay them their 11 months arrears of salaries. The workers who made their feelings known during the 2015 Workers Day celebration held at the
Bassey Inyang in Calabar The Elections Petition Tribunal for Cross River State has announced that it has so far received 13 petitions from aggrieved politicians and political parties seeking to upturn the result of the March 28 National Assembly elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to the results announced by
By CrossRiverWatch admin Seven Energy International Limited, the indigenous Nigerian integrated gas company, has commenced the supply of gas to the Calabar National Integrated Power Project (NIPP). Accugas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seven Energy, is executing the 560 MW project. It is envisaged that when operating at full capacity, Calabar NIPP will increase national power
By Friday Nwagbara The Federal Government has lauded Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke’s agricultural scheme in the state, describing it as impressive. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture, made the commendation recently while on inspection of facilities at the state’s Songhai Interated Farm at Itigidi, Abi Local Government Area, even as he pledged
By Ekemini Raymond Indications emerged recently that the University of Calabar has admitted more than the requried number of students, in the just concluded admission offered to freshmen/women for the ongoing academic session. Findings made by our reporter reveal that various heads of departments are rejecting some of the students offered admission into their respective
By Ekemini Raymond With less than 6 months to the expiration of the Prof. James Epoke administration as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, things are beginning to take a different dimension, with regards to charges paid by students to the University at different levels. One of the promises of the new Bursar
By Archibong Jeremiah A fresh controversy is brewing within the ranks of police authorities in Calabar over the death of a 23 year old shop keeper who was arrested from his work place on February 5, 2015 over allegations of armed robbery but died in police custody in controversial circumstances. While the police say the
By Aplefe Ojong The rescheduled elections in 32 units of Mkpani/Agoi Council Ward of Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State went on smoothly today. Our correspondent reports that accreditation of voters using the card reader commenced at 8.00am, while the actual voting began at 1.30pm. As at the time of filing in this