by crossriverwatcch admin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor James Epoke has said the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union Of Universities, ASUU has disrupted the academic calendar of the institution which was planned to end by September 2013. Epoke who spoke in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch said the strike
by crossriverwatch admin The online version of CrossRiverWatch yesterday hit the one million visitors mark making it the most widely read independent news media in the state. The online medium which debuted on August 27, 2012 has weathered the storm and grown through the past eleven months to become a reliable news medium for a
by crossriverwatch admin In the wake of preparations for the Local Government polls scheduled for September by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission CROSIEC, several opposition parties have dragged the state electoral umpire to Court to determine sundry issues including seeking an order to restrain INEC from handing the voters register to CROSIEC for
by crossriverwatch admin Veteran actor Olu Jacobs alongside other Nollywood superstars are expected to storm Calabar to partake in the shooting of the movie titled ‘The Seer’ expected to commence by September this year. CRWatch entertainment gathered that actors in the lineup include Ghanaian star John Dumelo, Mike Ezuruonye, Chacha Ike alongside other promising faces
by crossriverwatch admin One Barrister James Etudo and one hundred and twenty four other corpses including an unidentified leg abandoned in the mortuary of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital are to be given mass burial by the hospital authorities within the next one week. The hospital which conveyed the information to the public through
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government is set to harness the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment to its shores by investing in local content development through skill acquisition and vocational training. This was made known at The Bridge Leadership Foundation’s 2013 Career & Founder’s Day event which held at the Cultural Center, Calabar
by crossriverwatch admin The peaceful co-existence of both Muslims and Christians in Cross River State has been used as example of how society can develop despite religion, ethnic or tribal differences. A University Don and Guest Lecturer at the second, 13 Brigade of Nigeria Army Calabar Annual Ramadan Lecture, Ustaz, Engineer Ibrahim Ade stated this
by crossriverwatch admin Henceforth, civil servants who fail to acquire Computer and Information Technology basic education by the end of 2015 risk loosing their job. The State Head of Service, Mary-Theresa Ikwen Stated this in calabar during her opening remark at a two-day sensitization workshop on computer skills acquisition for Civil and Public Servants in