By CrossRiverWatch Admin Twelve days after the Senate cleared Chief Okoi Obono Obla, Cross River, South South, as a non-Executive Commissioner on the governing board of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, it has made a dramatic turn by dropping his name from the list of successful nominees sent to President Muhammadu Buhari. Obono Obla’s name
By Emma Una Senator John Owan Enoh, the senator representing Central senatorial district, Cross River State, has expressed dismay over the incessant communal conflicts in the district. Senator Owan Senator Enoh said that the wanton destruction of lives in the area in the past one year must stop. “It is with pain in my heart
By CrossRiverWatch Admin At least two lives were lost Thursday following a daredevil raid in a renewed gangster’s rivalry in Boki local government area of central Cross River State. It is still unclear the gangster groups that are involved but findings by CrossRiverWatch so far reveal that at least two died at Babsin and Okundi,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It’s still ongoing and it is a roll call of political associates and friends of the former governor of Cross River state, Senator Liyel Imoke who have turned out enmass to commiserate with the former governor at the funeral of his mother-in-law in Illah, Delta State. Noble Lady Grace Ifemdigbomma Ezi-Ashi (KSJ)
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Government just released a complete list of the 200,000 graduates that have been employed under phase one of the government’s N-Power program. The list of selected/shortlisted candidates in various States of Nigeria and the FCT is now available on the Npower program website. Successful candidates have also been deployed in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Seven host communities to Lafarge-Holcim cement company in Akamkpa local government of Cross River State have again threatened to shut down the company operations. The host communities are at daggers drawn with the company over alleged neglect of the people and non implementation of the 80% local content policy. Over 500 youths
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State government has vowed that it will deal decisively with trouble makers and that there will no longer be ‘Mr. Nice guy’ in resolving the unending communal war between Ediba and Usumutong in Abi local government area of the state. Ten youths were reportedly killed in renewed hostilities between
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Efforts by the Governor Ben Ayade-led administration in Cross River to bring more beauty to Calabar has taken a new dimension with the state government taking the burden of repairing broken fences, replacing old and leaking roofs and painting of private houses along the approach to the city center around Mile 8.