by crossriverwatch admin A petrol tanker that veered off the road and crashed around Ikot Ekpo Hill in Calabar this morning witnessed a huge crowd of scoopers who struggled to have a share of the product the crashed vehicle was conveying. Our reporter say, even as the police tried to scare the crowd that congregated
by crossriverwatch admin Queeneth Orok, the 2009 Carnival Calabar Queen spoke with CrossRiverWatch about herself and her upcoming Childrens Day Pageantry. Excerpts: Can you please tell us a bit about yourself? My Name is Queeneth Effiom Orok , I’m from Cross River State Calabar Municipal. I grew up in Calabar and obtained my B.SC in
by crossriverwatch admin A confidential source at the University of Calabar of Calabar Teaching Hospital has disclosed to CrossRiverWatch that “Dr. Iwatt Godwin was brought into our unit, that is the intensive care Unit on Tuesday at about 3pm”. The source affirmed that “he has under gone a surgery and a thoracotomy chest tube inserted,
by crossriverwatc admin Friends of Goddy Jedy Agba have reacted to the statement credited to Ntufam John Okon, the Chairman of PDP in the state to the effect that Mr Goddy Jedy Agba is not a member of the party and as such not eligible to contest for the position of governor of the state
by crossriverwatch admin As part of efforts to promote socio-economic relationship between Nigeria and Cameroon communities, Cross River State Government has promised to undertake the rehabilitation of the failed portions along the Nigeria Cameroon road in the state. Governor Liyel Imoke disclosed this at Nyaje Village, Akamkpa Local Government Area, during the reception after the
by crossriverwatch admin The sum of 20. 325 billion naira has been spent on the construction of four hundred and seventy four kilometers of rural roads under the Rural Access and Mobility Project, RAMP, in rural communities in Cross River State. Engineer Charles Okongoh, the Coordinator of the Rural Access and Mobility Project who stated
by crossriverwatch admin A lecturer in the University of Calabar, UNICAL, Dr. Iwat (other names unknown), has been reported shot by unknown gunmen this afternoon at about 2pm in his office in the department of Micro Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science. It was not immediately clear at press time why Dr. Iwat was shot but
by crossriverwatch admin The continuous neglect and deprivation of basic infrastructure in Ikot Omin community, a suburb in Calabar Municipal area council has been described as unacceptable despite the huge revenue government is collecting from the area. The community which is located along eight miles, Calabar according to CrossRiverWatch findings is one of the highest