In recent times there has been a number of serious national issues burning and plaguing the nation, Cross River State in particular. In Rivers State for instance, there is a lingering needless and meaningless political war against the State Governor which is contrived and escalated by the National Judicial Council (NJC). The crisis has resulted
By Our Correspondent The PDP flag bearer for Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Mr. Gershom Bassey has expressed confidence that the PDP led government in Cross River State has put all necessary apparatus in motion to bring to book the gunmen who attacked his home last Friday. It will be recalled that unknown gunmen visited
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State government has disbursed over N1.7 Billion directly to 247 communities across the state for the execution of various community projects, thereby emerging tops in the World Bank project review implementation progress report on overall performance index in Nigeria. A document obtained from the World Bank Aide memoir and
By Archibong Jeremiah The Nigeria Police in Calabar this evening confirmed to CrossRiverWatch that there was an attempted assassination on the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Southern Senatorial District flag bearer Mr. Gershom Bassey. The State police public relations officer, Mr. Hogan Bassey who spoke to CrossRiverWatch on telephone said gunmen attacked the home of the
By Sylvia Etta CrossRiverWatch has confirmed that unknown gunmen on Friday night killed the personal steward to the Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke. A top government house security source who spoke to CrossRiverWatch but pleaded not to be named said the Obanlikwu born steward simply named Sebastian, was trailed and gunned down in
By Jeremiah Archibong The management of CrossRiverWatch has disclosed that the media organization is set to open its new office in Calabar next week. In a telephone chat with this reporter from his Lagos base, Editor-In-Chief of CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo said the opening of the new office will enable the organization to leverage on the
By Archibong Jeremiah Hopes that the Cross River State University of Technology, CRUTECH will soon resume academic activities were dashed today after the staff unions and the students were unable to reach a compromise. Arising from a joint meeting with the various staff union leaders in the University in respect to the ongoing industrial strike
By Raymond Ekemini The students of the University of Calabar have said that they are set to take laws into their hands unless the school management is able to restore electricity supply for the students who are still writing their examination. The entire University has been in total darkness for a protracted period regardless of