By Efa Sunday and David Nsa As Nigerians gear towards the forthcoming 2019 General Election, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Presidential candidate for the All Progressives Peoples’ Congress (APC), Mr. Muhammadu Buhari has called on all Cross Riverians to support all APC candidates in the 2019 elections. President Buhari requested for
By Philip Agba The Cross River Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS) has commenced sensitization and enlightenment campaign of the taxpaying public to secure their buy-in for voluntary tax compliance in the State. Addressing gentlemen of the press before the flag of the campaign in Calabar, The Executive Chairman Mr. Akpanke Ando Ogar, said “The campaign is
By Efa Sunday The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has today begun a three-day training of Ad-hoc Staff across the Eighteen Local Governments Areas of Cross River State. Resident Electoral Commissioner of the State, Dr. Frankland Briyai said the training is to recruit adequate manpower to support the Commission’s staff for the effective conduct of
By Jonathan Ugbal and Margaret John Members of the Calabar, Ikom and Ogoja branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday stormed the Governor’s office in Calabar, the State capital protesting the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. The legal practitioners demanded the resignation of the
By Obeten Godfrey, Patrick Obia and Rose Ofem A total of 53 street children are currently undergoing a course to aid their re-integration into their homes and foster homes through camp activities in order to prepare them for unification with their blood relatives or foster careers. The exercise which began last week is expected to
By Jonathan Ugbal The federal government on Monday commenced the rehabilitation of the 73 kilometers Odukpani junction – Akpet 1 section of the Calabar – Ikom – Ogoja – Katsina-Ala highway. The road was constructed in 1975 and 43 years after, the federal executive council on November 14, 2018 approved the award of contract of
By Obeten Godfrey The Cross River State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr. Asu Okag has accused the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator John Owan-Enoh of galvanizing and empowering youths as a tool for political violence. Comrade Okang made the accusation Sunday, 20th January, 2018 at the ‘I
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Family sources have confirmed to CrossRiverWatch that, 30 year old Lance Corporal Bassey Obeten Moses, has been killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Yobe state. Lance Corporal Obeten, from Ekori in Yakurr LGA of Cross River state, was killed when terrorists attacked a military outpost in the outskirts of Damaturu, the Yobe