By CrossRiverWatch Admin Troops from the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army Calabar, at the early hours of today, Friday repelled an attack on its soldiers and killed 7 armed militants at Efut Esighi in Bakassi local government area of Cross River. Capt. Kayode Owolabi, Public Relations Officer (PRO) for 13 Brigade who disclosed this
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information contained in a document that breaks down the performance of the 25 members of the 8th Cross River State House of Assembly show that four of the legislators may only have been warming their seats in the House. Hon. Olory Matthew Samuel representing Akamkpa 1 state constituency, Hon. Simon Nkoro representing
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Face Of Carnival Calabar 2016 Pageant was unveiled, Saturday, 24th September at the Calabar Municipal Garden Tent, Calabar. Present at the unveiling was the Executive Secretary Carnival Commission, Hon. Austin Cobhams, Special Adviser Governor’s Office/Events, Hon. Kenn Aklah, Chief Executive Officer, Hit FM Calabar, Mr Patrick Ugbe, CEO So-Connect Media, Mr.
By Inyali Peter Two different robbery attacks which occurred at about 1pm in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) and another at about 5:25 in Express Supermarket located at Mount Zion street all in Calabar, capital city of Cross River have left two people dead. Narrating the attack in UCTH, an eye witness said that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State government has introduce e-testing for all categories of drivers in the state. According to the scheme, prospective drivers applying for driver’s licence will now have to do so through an online testing portal. The e-Testing for drivers is one of the innovations introduced by Governor Ben Ayade administration
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River University of Technology came alive on Thursday, September 22nd 2016 as it played host to the 2016 Prep2Grad Symposium – The CRUTECH Edition. The Symposium is a flagship initiative of the Afterschool Centre for Career Development – a non-governmental, capacity development organization committed to inspiring, investing and engaging young
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has reassured Cross Riverians that his government has taken all the necessary actions to prevent loss of jobs in the state as the country battles economic recession. Giving this assurance at the opening ceremony of a 3-day high-level training workshop for gender desk heads in ministries,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Facts are gradually emerging on what are some of the reasons behind the dramatic withdrawal of support for Governor Ayade by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, in the legal tussle between the governor and Joe Agi, SAN at the Supreme Court. The PDP took many by surprise at the Supreme