By Ogar Monday The First lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari will on Monday, 18th April, 2016 be at Ikom Local Government to flag-off the Maternal New Born and Child Health Week and commission two comprehensive health centers in Ikom. The Wife of the President who will be joined by the First Lady of Cross
By SaharaReporters The attention of the Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD) has been drawn to a case of extra judicial murder of 6 Nigerians in Calabar, Cross River State by 14 officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force who had since been dismissed from service. A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLING
By Ushang Ewa There seem to be obvious disagreement and parallel lines between some aides of the Cross River State governor and APC supporters as well as social commentators in the state over wild allegations of compromise against the biggest online news platform in the state, CrossRiverWatch and the Publisher, Agba Jalingo. Though it is
By CrossRiverWatch admin Two officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC have been confirmed dead after there were shot by an armed policeman in Calabar and are now in the morgue CrossRiverWatch can report authoritatively. CrossRiverWatch gathered that some armed policemen yesterday at about 7pm mounted a road block just by the
By CrossRiverWatch admin To boost the economy of Cross River State, the Management of Tinapa Business Resort and the Cliqit, an e-commerce business management and development platform, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to organize the ‘world largest Trade Fair’ in Calabar, the state capital. The Trade Fair, where not less than 10,000 vendors
By CrossRiverWatch admin Frontline activist and opposition stalwart in Cross River State, Barrister Obono Obla has berated members of the national assembly from Cross River state for their in the removal of the N60 Billion Calabar-Lagos coastal rail line from the 2016 Appropriation. Media reports are revealing that the project which is one of President
By Archibong Jeremiah Following the continued scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS (petrol) in the country, the Cross River State Government and independent petroleum marketers in the State have resolved to approach the leadership of NNPC to know the percentage of petrol statutorily allocated to the State. They also resolved that as part of the
By Our Correspondent The Joint Military Task Force Codenamed “Operation Scolombo” comprising of the Nigerian Army, Navy, Airforce, Police and the DSS personnel turned the NUJ press center, Calabar to a battle ground on Monday following sporadic shooting to scare journalists from freely choosing their preferred candidate during the rescheduled Union election. The Press center