by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River government has concluded a three day familiarization tour for tour operators in the state to enable them better acquaint themselves with tour facilities in the state for effective delivery of industry services. Speaking with our reporter during the tour, the Marketing Manager, Cross River Tourism Bureau, Mr. Charles Omoregha,
by crossriverwatch admin Economic Activities in Calabar the Cross River State capital and most parts of the state have grounded to a halt following the ongoing strike by the Petrol Tanker Drivers’ Association, PTDA. The strike which started last week over disagreement between the Cross River State Government and the PTDA over a parcel of
by crossriverwatch admin A faction of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State has described the emergence of the new party leadership in the state as “illegal and unacceptable”. This came on the heels of the June 2, 2014 State Congress of the party which the aggrieved faction rejected the result for allegedly
by crossriverwatch admin The battle to stop the Cross River State government from selling five of its cocoa farms in Etung local government by the host communities took a different turn as the Cross River State High Court, Etung LGA Judicial Division presided over by Justice M.O. Eneji has granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the
by crossriverwatch admin Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku has commended Governor Liyel Imoke on his development strides in Cross River State. Chief Anyaoku spoke at the Zik Prize Award 2013 ceremony in Lagos on Sunday during which Senator Imoke emerged as winner of the 2013 Zik Award for good governance. Anyaoku
by crossriverwatch admin …Belekete, the forgotten community with no access road, schools, adequate health center The popular aphorism that says “the journey of a thousand miles begin with a foot step” is true. Indeed, the journey on foot to Belekete, a forgotten community in Cross River State could be regarded ironically as a journey of
by crossriverwatch admin For some communities in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, evacuation of agricultural produce from farm and inter village mobility is no more a problem as all the access roads covering 10 km have been constructed by an Abuja based businessman, Mr. Higgins Oko Ohiero. The roads constructed include two
by crossriverwatch amdin Vandalization of power infrastructure is the biggest challenge to power sector reforms and if nothing is done soon to stop the vandals, effective power supply in parts of the country will continue to be farfetched. Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, the Minister of State for Power who made the revelation in Calabar on Saturday