by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government, under its rural development and poverty reduction program, has disbursed over N1.6 billion to some communities in the state. The disbursement is meant to help communities implement need-based micro projects that will contribute to the reduction of poverty and improve living standards. A release from the Cross
by crossriverwatch admin Following a strong law on wood logging for domestic fuel in Cross River State, residents in the state especially the rural dwellers have been forced to adopt the use of kerosene otherwise referred to as Dual Purpose Kerosene, for domestic uses. Thirteen years and still counting, consumers of the product are being
by crossriverwatch admin I was again present at Hon. Essien Ayi’s empowerment program for his constituents last weekend and I felt very sad about our circumstances in the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State. It is no longer excusable, indeed it has become an embarrassment of immense proportion to continue to hear ridiculous excuses
by crossriverwatch admin A group, Conference of Cross River Professionals has called on the Cross River State Government to rehabilitate or return the street urchins who populate the streets of Calabar to their roots in the interest of security of the state. Mr Effiong Nyong, the leader of the group and a practicing journalist said
by crossriverwatch admin Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, Nigeria’s Senate Leader on Wednesday handed out six cars to PDP Youth Leaders in the six local government areas that constitute the central senatorial district of Cross River State. Senator Ndoma Egba who was represented on the occasion by Dr Patrick Abang, a retired lecturer at the Cross
by crossriverwatch admin The intractable crises rocking the National Association of Cross River State Students, NACRISS-Worldwide continues to deepen as more facts emerge on the shenanigans that have characterized the administration of the once influential umbrella body of Cross River State students across the world. Bar. Gilbert Agbor, the erstwhile legal adviser of the Union
by crossriverwatch admin Worried by the growing menace of insurgency which has literally crippled some parts of the North East of the country, Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, yesterday proffered ways out of the maelstrom. Delivering a speech at a conference organised by the Northern States Christians Elders’ Forum (NOSCEF) held at the
by crossriverwatch admin As we approach 2015, different interest groups, political parties, pressure groups and interested persons are jostling behind the scene on who the cap fit to take over the mantle of leadership from Governor Imoke. While as spectators we watch the fight of the Gladiators, I will use this medium to talk about