By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent The organized labor in Cross River state may embark on another strike beginning Friday, October 2, 2015 over non-payment of salaries and arrears as well as issues surrounding the almost 8billion Naira bailout funds. The organized Labor, consisting of Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade Union Congress, action committee communicated
By Archibong Jeremiah A young man in his twenties was on Tuesday confirmed dead by authorities of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH after being stabbed. The deceased who was alleged to have engaged in a fight with one Iman (surname withheld) that afternoon between 2pm – 2:30pm at Asim Ikang, Big Qua, Calabar
By Ubong Inyang It took the efforts of armed security operatives to avert bloodshed at the election petition sitting in Calabar, Cross River State on Tuesday as crisis erupted between supporters of various candidates over a fresh application from the lead counsel to PDP candidates, Barrister Paul Erokoro (SAN) challenging the competence of the Tribunal
This write up was prompted as a comment to a post from one of my Facebook friends this morning to the effect that Cross River State is not an oil producing state. Of a truth, Cross River State is not an oil producing state but that doesn’t mean that the state is not an oil
Okuni, a village barely 13 km to Ikom shares boundary with some villages in Akampka Local government. This sounds like a surprise? Yes. Why then do one need to go through Apiapum Ugep, Adim Akpet to get to Akampka? It is within this context you can now understand Ben Ayade’s Super Highway that would shorten
By Our Correspondent The Special Assistant to the Cross River State Governor on Petroleum and Local Content Implementation, Mr. Anthony Imoh has frowned at companies within the State that don’t complement the government’s efforts in providing jobs for indigenes of the State. He made this known in a meeting held recently with the management team
By CrossRiverWatch admin Hilltop FC of Obudu have won the 2015 Cross River Football League after defeating Ekabokon Stars of Ikom 5-0 in their last match at the U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar. The club, which also defeated Akamkpa United 2-1 to top the league with six points from two matches, is closely followed by Akamkpa
By CrossRiverWatch admin Three people have been confirmed dead by local divers after a taxi with four persons traveling from Obubra in Cross River State to Calabar, the state capital, plunged into a river along the Calabar-Ikom highway. The incident reportedly happened on September 8th. Reports claim the taxi driver tried to avoid a head-on