By Our Reporters The University of Calabar, UNICAL has inaugurated its newly elected Students Union Government Executive, SUG. Inaugurating them, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Zana Akpagu expressed high hopes that the new executives will continue leave up to expectations. Zana who was visibly happy maintained that his administration will do all within
By Our Reporter The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has promised to make the State more investors friendly. Ayade made the pronouncement recently at PZ Willmar scholarship award presentation to students of tertiary institution in their host communities. Governor Ben represented by the State Commissioner of Education, Mr. Godwin Etta charged them to
By Ogar Monday The Nigerian Labor Congress, Cross River State Council has stated that it shall not back down from the indefinite strike it has embarked upon, while calling other workers and good spirited Nigerians to join in the struggle for the liberation of the country from the hands of “unserious politicians”. The call was
By CrossRiverWatch admin Heavy rainstorm has killed a 19-year-old girl and destroyed no fewer than 300 houses in Bansan and Irruan communities in Boki Local Government area of Cross River. Mr John Inaku, the Director General of Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), disclosed this on Monday in Calabar. Inaku said that
By Bassey Inyang Seriously worried about the kidnapping of their members, the Igbo community in Cross River State, comprising traders and others, has decided to close their shops and suspend their services for two days to protest the rampant kidnap of Igbo people doing business in the state. Operating under the aegis of Igbo Unity
By CrossRiverWatch admin Dr. Betta Edu, Director General, Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA), has promised to lend her voice both in the media and other avenues to source for support for the Bakassi Returnees whose lands and properties were ceded to neighboring Cameron. She disclosed this when she paid a visit
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Chief of Staff to Cross River governor, Benedict Ayade, Martin Orim on Saturday in Obudu, took his wife Lucy to church in holy matrimony. Orim, who consummated the marriage in a traditional manner 6 years ago decided to bless it in a way his religious faith, the Roman
By Jonathan Ugbal Over a decade after the Bette-Tiv war which saw several lives lost with attendant destruction of farmlands and properties, a directive by the Police and NSCDC in Obudu nearly caused another war again Thursday last week, CrossRiverWatch sources reveal. “The Police and the NSCDC carried their vans and told us to relax