By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly yesterday granted the State Government approval to borrow another sum of ten billion naira from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Heritage Bank Plc. The House granted the approval yesterday 15th of October, 2015 (Thursday) following a letter sent to the
By Jonathan Ugbal Ahead of the rescheduled groundbreaking ceremony of the 260 kilometers dual carriage superhighway the Special Assistant, Technical to Governor Benedict Ayade, Mr Eric Akpo says host communities along the corridor are excited and hospitable. Akpo said this Tuesday, at a cleared stretch of the highway in Nsan, Akamkpa local government area while
By Archibong Jeremiah A Sienna Space bus belonging to Transport Company of Anambra State, TRACAS was yesterday afternoon involved in a lone accident. The TRACAS bus according to eye witness broke down at IBB Way by U. J Esuene stadium, Calabar yesterday afternoon at about 1:50pm then a passerby volunteered to aid the driver push
By Our Correspondent An Eight Man Committee has been inaugurated to restructure the Cross River State Institute of Technology and Management ITM, Ugep. Performing the inauguration, the Deputy Governor of the State, Professor Ivara Esu, said the Committee is set-up to restructure the Institute with the overall aim of cutting down operational and running cost
By Our Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has disclosed that the State Assembly has concluded plans to begin publication of a legislative journal. He said the first ever Legislative Journal of the Assembly will be published in December 2015. According to the Speaker in a post
By Ikwen Atuaka A man has been allegedly murdered by loan sharks over inability to pay a debt owed by his brother in Obudu local government area. The victim whose name was simply given as Gregory sources say was found dead in the early hours of Tuesday last week in Ukwel-Obudu village with rumour mills
By CrossRiverWatch admin The ground breaking ceremony for the 240km Super Highway from Calabar to Obudu up to Kastsina Ala, which was earlier scheduled to be done by President Buhari on September 21 will now hold on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. The event was cancelled due to concerns about the Environmental Impact Assessment of the
By CrossRiverWatch admin General Anthony Ukpo rtd, an indigene of Yala in northern Cross River state and former Military Administrator of old Rivers State, has been named among the persons to return monies that were allegedly collected from the government of Rivers State under the administration of Governor Rotimi Amaechi, for projects that were not