by crossriverwatch admin Forty vessels used for oil theft and other illegal activities in the Calabar water channel have been arrested by officers of the Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy Calabar. Admiral J .O Aikhomu, the Flag Officer Commanding, FOC, Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy confirmed the arrest of the vessels
by crossriverwatch admin The online version of CrossRiverWatch yesterday hit the one million visitors mark making it the most widely read independent news media in the state. The online medium which debuted on August 27, 2012 has weathered the storm and grown through the past eleven months to become a reliable news medium for a
by crossriverwatch admin In the wake of preparations for the Local Government polls scheduled for September by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission CROSIEC, several opposition parties have dragged the state electoral umpire to Court to determine sundry issues including seeking an order to restrain INEC from handing the voters register to CROSIEC for
by crossriverwatch admin One Barrister James Etudo and one hundred and twenty four other corpses including an unidentified leg abandoned in the mortuary of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital are to be given mass burial by the hospital authorities within the next one week. The hospital which conveyed the information to the public through
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government is set to harness the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment to its shores by investing in local content development through skill acquisition and vocational training. This was made known at The Bridge Leadership Foundation’s 2013 Career & Founder’s Day event which held at the Cultural Center, Calabar
by crossriverwatch admin The growth in Nigeria’s economy without commensurate creation of employment has been described as a miracle. Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke stated this in Calabar during the recent retreat held at Tinapa resort for Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs. Imoke who’s was speaking about economic growth, indices and revenue generation
by crossriverwatch admin Arrangements have been concluded to establish an Airforce base at the Bebi Airstrip in Obudu as part of the efforts to re-brand the airstrip. Managing Director of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Engr. Nnamdi Udoh, stated this in Calabar while briefing Governor Liyel Imoke on the efforts of the agency to
by crossriverwatch admin The National Pension Commission today, Friday commissioned its’ South South Zonal office in Diamond Hill, Calabar. The Acting Director General of the Commission, Ms. Chinelo Anohu-Amazu said the Commission thought it expedient to establish zonal offices in all the six geopolitical zones of the country as way of decentralizing it activities to