by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has disclosed that Wilmar International Limited, a Singaporean firm that established a 50, 000 hectare of palm oil plantation in the state (Ibiae Palm Estate) with an investment of 400 million dollars is withdrawing its investment. The governor made the disclosure while addressing youths
by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Divine Dominic and Miss Ajah Enene have been crowned MR. and MISS Akamkpa in a glamorous event held at the Cross River State College of Education, Awi, Akamkpa Local Government Area. Declaring the event open, the Chairman Akamkpa Local Government Area Barr. Joseph A. Itotup said “I am glad to see
by crossriverwatch admin Information reaching CrossRiverWatch has it that early on Thursday morning 14 August 2014 at about between 6am-7am a ‘keke NAPEP’ driver plying Watt Roundabout, Edgerton, Beach Market route and the another guy, a family man who was just retuning from work were murdered. The incident resulted in an argument after the alleged
by crossriverwatch admin As part of activities marking the NUCJ 2014 Press Week, the Nigerian Union OF Campus journalists, UNICAL Chapter have organized a campus journalists training workshop to train and retrain campus journalists on the rigors and ‘landmines’ in campus journalism. Speaking at the event which held at the UNICAL graduate school, the Editor,
by crossriverwatch admin The spread of the deadly Ebola virus across Sub-Saharan Africa has been described as a tsunami that if not stopped early will eat up the world. This is according to Professor (Mrs.) Olubumi Dorothy Jacobs the Head of Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar during a one day campaign against the Ebola
by crossriverwatch admin Large crowds of Bakassi returnees who are settled at Ikot Effiom and Obutong in Bakassi Local Government Area this morning trooped to Senator Liyel Imoke’s office to protest the nonpayment of their monthly stipends. The placard carrying protesters claimed they have not been paid their monthly stipend called conditional cash transfer of
by crossriverwatch admin The Resident Electoral Commissioner in charge of Cross River State, Barrister Mike Igini has said that he is proud that the political elites in Cross River State have embraced a new political order which his tenure brought to bear on the conduct of election in the state. Igini while speaking on a
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River and Akwa Ibom State Command Comptroller of the Nigerian Customs, Mr. Yekini Atoyebi has said that the first day he visited Tinapa Business and leisure resort he was dazed and wept so badly when he saw how desolate and wasted the place is currently. Mr. Atoyebi who resumed duties in