By Patrick Obia A Fallen fuel tanker has left road users stranded at Odukpani few meters away from the junction. The tanker with unidentified company name fell across the road bringing movement to a stand still. Effort to evaluate the vehicle by men of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) proved futile. Meanwhile, youths with different
Around 2016 or so, I wrote an article which revealed how Cross River State was on the verge of losing $26.5m World Bank assisted agric grant. At the time, because of my article, my name disappeared howbeit, expectedly from the list even though I stood a great chance of being selected. The said publication caused
By Archibong Jeremiah The tussle of who replaces late Sen. Rose Oko as Senator representing Cross River North has taken a sharp turn. The member representing Ogoja/Yala in the House of Representatives, Hon. Jarigbe Agom and SUBEB Chairman, Dr. Stephen Odey have been at loggerhead over who the cap fits. Last week Dr. Stephen Odey
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Lanre Abdulkadir Jimoh is dead. Sources in the Police command say Mr. Jimoh died at an isolation center in Calabar, the State’s capital. He is said to have showed COVID-19 symptoms and CrossRiverWatch has reached the Police command for comment. Several calls to DSP
By Henry Umoru, Vanguard Newspaper The Senate on Tuesday swore in the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bayelsa West. Also sworn in as Senators were Moses Cleopas, PDP, Bayelsa Central; Adetokunboh Abiru, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos East and Prof. Nora Dabu’t, APC, Plateau South. The oath
By Patrick Obia Hult Prize Foundation is set to stage 2020 challenge in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. Hult Prize, a foundation is geared towards transforming how young people envision their own possibilities as leaders of change in the world around them. With a US$1,000,000 global startup prize as its anchor activity, Hult Prize
By Patrick Obia The former Southern Senatorial District State Security Adviser in Cross River State, Chief Ani Esin has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade. His appointment was made known in a press release signed by the Governor’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita. Chief Ani’s appointment
By Patrick Obia Leaders in various capacities have been urged to inculcate the habit of charity and good deeds as it will speak for or against them on the day of judgement. This was the take home message by Rev. Fr. Christopher Enang at the funeral service of late Pa Adolphus Oben-Etchi, at Immaculate Conception