By Sylvia Etta Nine members of Governor Liyel Imoke’s Executive Council who are vying for various elective political offices in the forth coming general elections have resigned their appointments from the state executive council CrossRiverWatch can report. Available information from the office of the SSG names the nine former State Executive members as Secretary to
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Police has denied that any policeman was involved in the robbery incident which occurred on Tuesday September 23, 2014 at about 11:00PM in Obanliku Local Government Area and claimed the life of a business man, Mr. Eteshi Sylvester and one Corporal Emmanuel Onieowu of
By Archibong Jeremiah Schools in Cross River State have been asked to resume with immediate effect, from Tuesday 30th September 2014 by both the state government and the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT. The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT Cross River State Council, Comrade Eyo-Nsa Itam made this known to CrossRiverWatch on
By Laureta Akpan Politicians in Nigeria have been called upon to redirect their priorities from self to a greater focus for the overall development of the country and the good of the people. The first United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Center, UN-POLAC Award winner from Cross River State, and NNPC Stock Accounting Officer, Port Harcourt,
By Raymond Ekemini The department of human anatomy and indeed the entire college of medical science of the University of Calabar was thrown into maximum jubilation following the elevation of Dr. Mrs Theresa Ekanem to the adorable position of a Professor by the University Senate Council. The elevation came as a surprise to many making
By Obaji Akpet The first London style double-decker fun tour bus has been launched in the Cross River State capital, Calabar by one of Nigeria’s foremost tour operation company, NovaRosta Ltd. It is the first of its kind to be launched in West Africa. The bus was first spotted by CrossRiverWatch at the Margaret Ekpo
By Mudiaga Afe The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Cross River State, Mr. Mike Igini, on Wednesday decried the non-collection of 261,416 Permanent Voters Cards by registered voters across the various local government areas of the state. He said it was worrisome that despite the huge publicity and mobilization carried out by the commission in conjunction
By Sylvia Etta Following the listing of Cross River state as one of the HIV endemic states by the National Action Committee on AIDS, NACA, the State Government says it plans to institutionalize a policy that will sustain the fight against HIV/AIDS in the state. Mr. Roy Ndoma-Egba, Special Adviser, Department of International Donor Cooperation