by crossriverwatch admin I was scrolling through my spam mails a few days ago and I saw one of them that was not spam. It was a summon from the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Cross River State Council. The Union in the letter was summoning CrossRiverWatch to appear before the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee to
by crossriverwatch admin The notoriety of Calabar residents for jungle justice in recent times was again brazenly displayed when an angry mob yesterday pounced on three young men who snatched a bag from a woman in Calabar the Cross River State capital and inflicted severe machete cuts on them and set their Audi car ablaze.
by crossriverwatch admin Senator Ben Ayade, the Senator representing the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State is partnering with the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide training and matching capital for youth entrepreneurs in his senatorial district. According to the Senator, the areas for which the funds and training are to be provided include
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government is set to launch a Security Trust Fund as part of strategies aimed at sustaining its status as the safest state in the country. A statement from Mr. Christian Ita, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Imoke says, “Part of the objective of the trust fund is
by crossriverwatch admin Ongoing negotiations between the Cross River State government and the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) over its investment in the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort may hit a brick wall following disagreement between the two. The negotiations according to reliable sources have broken down owing to the refusal of the Cross
by crossriverwatch admin Cameroon, Nigeria’s neighbor to the east along with officials from the United Nations is presently carrying out a demarcation of its border with Nigeria and has annexed the Obudu Ranch Resort along with over twenty other Cross River villages. The team which is currently carrying out the demarcation exercise has no official
by crossriverwatch admin Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Bassey Ewa-Henshaw, has said that plans are underway to establish an Information Communication Technology Center in Calabar, Cross River State where youths will be trained on basic skills acquisition. Speaking at the Cross River State office of the commission during the visit of
by crossriverwatch admin The ceding of 76 oil wells from Cross River state to Akwa Ibom has made the state to harness its opportunities in tax management and this has consequently hiked the State Internally Generated Revenue(IGR) from 200Million Naira to over One Billion Naira Monthly CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The State Governor Senator Liyel