by crossriverwatch admin A committee to draft the academic brief to facilitate the smooth take off of the Cross River State Polytechnic at Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area has been inaugurated in Calabar. Inaugurating the Committee, the Executive Committee of the State Polytechnic, Ugep, Professor Ivara E. Esu (OFR), recalled that the State Government had
by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Adeyinka Kola Sodipo, the Cross River State Commissioner of Police on Thursday read the riot act to those he called “bad eggs in the police” to have a change of attitude or be severely disciplined because he would not have such persons continue to dent the image of the police. The
by crossriverwatch admin Former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) Mr. Ebitimi Alaibe has called on the federal government to increase funding to the intervention agencies and Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs to enable the region succeed with its developmental plan. Alaibe who made this call at the stakeholders’ conference and inaugural meeting
by crossriverwatch admin The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe has said that the new Action Plan for the development of the Niger Delta as part of the President Jonathan’s transformation agenda will tackle the developmental challenges of the region. Speaking at the stakeholders conference and inaugural meeting of the National Council on
by crossriverwatch admin Two sisters have been detained by the Police in Calabar, Cross River State for allegedly hacking their eldest brother, Kokoette Effiom Effiong, to death. The two were alleged to have attacked Kokoette with sticks and machetes in a fight which ensued following disagreement over the sharing of proceeds from the sale of
by crossriverwatch admin Senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has said that the proposed amnesty for members of the Boko Haram sect, which necessitated the setting up of a dialogue committee by the federal government, should be given a chance. The Senate Leader, representing Cross River Central Senatorial District in the Red Chamber made the remark
by crossriverwatch admin The Paramount Ruler of Bakassi, Etiyin Etim Okon Edet has expressed hope that the Presidential Committee on the Resettlement of Bakassi refugees headed by the Vice President, Architect Namadi Sambo, will be the last of such and will succeed in putting smiles back to the faces of his people. Speaking when the
by crossriverwatch admin Dr. Iyam Ugot has since 2000 been in government in Cross River State. He started as the Commissioner for Health and later, Special Adviser on Roll Back Malaria under Mr. Donald Duke. In 2010, Senator Liyel Imoke, occasioned by his commendable performance appointed him the Special Adviser on Community Health. In this