By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The government of Cross River State has directed the Onyadama and Enyima communities of Obubra and Yakurr local government areas to evacuate the disputed land between the two communities which led to a communal crisis recently. “Nobody from Onyadama or Enyima goes into that land until the Boundary Commission
By Ogar Monday, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has inaugurated five ad hoc Committees to appraise the 1st quarter performance of the 2016 approved budget of the State. The Committees are to confirm all revenue targets as provided for in the 2016 Appropriation Bill, assess actual monthly performance for
By CrossRiverWatch admin In continuation of a series of scheduled nationwide and sectoral town hall meetings, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo yesterday took questions from 100 pressure groups at the Oranmiyan Hall of the Airport Hotel in Lagos, where he assured Nigerians that the Lagos – Calabar railway was safe and secured in the 2016
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Nigerian Navy (NN) has deployed a new Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) to the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) which has its headquarters in Calabar the Cross River state capital. The Director of Information NN, Commodore Christian Ezekobe who disclosed this in a statement recently says the change is in line with
By Our Correspondent In a move that will take many aback, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has dragged the Cross River State Government to the Federal High Court in Calabar seeking an order to stop any further construction work on the proposed 260km superhighway without carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment
Inyali Peter, Calabar A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the governorship candidate of the party in the 2015 general election in Cross River State, Mr. Odey Ochicha has slammed Governor Ben Ayade’s silence over the communal war between Onyadama village of Obubra local government area and Nyima and Nko Community of Yakurr
By CrossRiverWatch admin Director General Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, DG CRSPHCDA Dr. Betta Edu, has again been presented with an award in recognition of her humanitarian services to the people of Cross River State by the Catholic Youths Organization of Nigeria (CYON), Saint Charles Lwanga Parish, Essien Town, Calabar. Leaders of
By Our Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has been rated as Nigeria’s most labor-friendly Governor. Chairman, Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) in the state, Comrade John Ushie disclosed this when he led executive members of the NLC, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Public Service Negotiating Council, in the state