By CrossRiverWatch admin Justice O. A. Adeniyi has emerged as the new Chairman of the Cross River State National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Calabar. This followed last week’s application by the counsel for the Peoples Democratic Party respondents, Mr. Paul Erokoro, that the erstwhile chairman, Justice C. Awubra, was constitutionally not
By CrossRiverWatch admin More than 1,220 families have been displaced and 4,501 farms destroyed by flood in some coastline communities in Cross River, an official has said. Vincent Aquah, the Director General of State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, made the disclosure in Calabar on Thursday. Mr. Aquah said the flood displaced 686 families in 50
By Archibong Jeremiah The State Coordinator of the All Progressive Congress, APC Youth League, Mr. Williams Asuquo on Tuesday inaugurated the Calabar South political ward 5 chapter executives of the League as part of his tour round the State. While speaking during the inauguration ceremony which held at the secretariat of the ward 5 APC
By Our Correspondent CrossRiverWatch has been awarded “Best Online Media of the Year 2015” by Mountain Cinema Nigeria, MCN. The award which was presented to CrossRiverWatch by the management of Mountain Cinema Nigeria in her head office No. 2 Ndidem Usang Iso road, (Marian Road) Calabar bears the inscription “In recognition of your dedication to
By Our Correspondent The Cross River state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of 25 Community Relations Officers in the 25 Constituencies of the state. A statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Christian Ita listed the appointees as: These appointmentsare with immediate
By Archibong Jeremiah The National Human Rights Commission has assured the families of victims of the notorious Calabar killer cops that the commission will stand by their families and ensure that justice is done for them over the death of their loved ones. Late Maurice Derek Ben, an Accounting student of UNICAL was one of
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Chairman of Nigeria Labor Congress, NLC, Comrade John Ushie has vowed that the state branch of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT and Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE will be sanctioned for pulling out of the suspended NLC industrial action in the State. The State NLC
By Lauretta Akpan Lafarge Africa Plc notified The Nigerian Stock Exchange that Nigerian Cement Holdings B.V. (NCH), a 50% affiliate of Lafarge Africa Plc, has completed the acquisition of the second and final tranche of 15% of equity interest of Flour Mills of Nigeria Cement Industries in UNICEM. The company in March acquired first 15%