By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report The Nko people of Yakurr Local Government Area in Cross River State have lamented the devastating impact of the raid on their community by troops of the Nigerian Army following renewed hostilities with neighboring Onyadama community of Obubra LGA. The community told newsmen in Calabar on Wednesday that
By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To The Report The National Population Commission is set to conduct a population and housing trial census ahead of 2023. The Cross River State Commissioner, retired Navy Captain Charles Ogwa in a briefing stated that a 12-day State Level Training Workshop is ongoing at Calabar Municipality Local Government Council for field
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report A High Court of Cross River State presided over by Justice Bassey Ebute has dismissed a suit seeking interpretation of relevant sections of the State’s Universal Basic Education Law, 2006 which provides for free, compulsory basic education because the claimant lacks locus standi. Rights activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade on Tuesday said the State will work hard to ensure a hundred percent vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Ahmed Tinubu in 2023. Ayade addressing journalists at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar said: “As for my presidential ambition,
By Ekemini Simon, TheMail Newspaper Listen To The Report The Auditor General of Cross River State Government has said that the Government of Cross River State did not procure any foreign loan in 2020 contrary to the report by TheMail newspaper. An extensive investigation which lasted for eight months and was published last month revealed
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Justice Bassey Ebuta of the High Court of Cross River State on Thursday failed to deliver judgment in a suit seeking to determine whether the collection of fees and levies from pupils in basic education classes at public-owned institutions in the State is wrong as enshrined in the
By Ogar Monday List To The Report As the activities of illegal forest loggers continue unabated in Cross River State, data by the Global Forest Watch, an open-source web application to monitor global forests in near real-time, shows that last year, Cross River State lost 11,800 hectares. Further analysis of the data showed that Akamkpa
By Asare Asare, Daily Post Listen To The Report The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that there are heaps of Permanent Voter Cards, PVC, dating back to 2017, yet to be collected by their owners in Cross River State. Head of Voter Education and Publicity for INEC in the State, Mrs. Anthonia Nwobi