by crossriverwatch admin Benito Eze, commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Cross River State command, has said that the war against pipeline vandals and car snatchers is yielding positive results. Eze stated this after the arrest of Felix Ewang, 29, a suspected car snatcher. Parading the suspect at the state command headquarters, he
by crossriverwatch admin As the Distribution of the permanent voters Card PVC ended in Cross River State yesterday, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Barrister Mike Igini has advised electorate to guard their Permanent Voters Cards jealously as the commission may not be able to issue another one before 2015 general election with the present
by crossriverwatch admin As the Leadership of the just concluded National Conference get set to present their report to President Jonathan on Thursday 21st August 2014, the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has faulted the outcome of the report saying the union rejected the position that National conference is the answer to the problem
by crossriverwatch admin Telecoms giant, MTN on Tuesday donated five security vehicles to Cross River State even as it stated that over nine billion naira has been spent in executing corporate social responsibility projects cutting across health, education and empowerment in the country. Mr. Dennis Okoro, the Director MTN Foundation who handed the vehicles to
by crossriverwatch admin The collection of permanent voters cards commenced across the 18 local government areas in Cross River State yesterday. CrossRiverWatch reporters went round the state and report that there was a large turn out of voters and that the electoral officials arrived on time for the commencement of the exercise. Below are pictures
by crossriverwatch admin Since the pronouncement by the governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke that the PDP had deemed it fit that come 2015, his successor would come from the Northern Senatorial District of the state; so many aspirants from the zone have indicated interest to step into Imoke’s shoes. One of such
by crossriverwatch admin The Akamkpa Students Union has given kudos to CrossRiverWatch for its stride in investigating and exposing the extra judicial killing by some men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, Zone 6 Division, Nigerian Police, Calabar Cross River State of Nigeria. This was contained in a statement made available to CrossRiverWatch, it reads
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has adopted a seven points resolution authorizing the state government to refinance part of its commercial bank loan through the capital market by the issuance of bonds not exceeding 40 billion naira. The House also approved the engagement of First Bank of Nigeria Capital Limited