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Lawyer Petitions Police Commissioner Over Continued Detention Of Witness In Calabar Killer Cops Trial

By CrossRiverWatch admin Solicitors to one of the witnesses in the ongoing trial of the Calabar Killer Cops, Mr. Bassey Eyo Mkpang of Effanga Offiong Street, Calabar have petitioned the Cross River State Commissioner of Police appealing for urgent intervention in the arrest and continued detention of his client beyond the constitutionally allowed period. Mr.

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Cross River NUT Protest Teachers Screening, Demands SUBEB Chairman’s Sack

By Archibong Jeremiah Teachers In Cross River State have protested the ongoing screening undertaken by the State Universal Basic Education, SUBEB and demanded the sack of the SUBEB Chairman. CrossRiverWatch TV brings you the protest:

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Cross River Rep. Tackle Kachukwu Over Unbundling Of NNPC Into 30 Companies

By CrossRiverWatch admin The House of Representatives yesterday condemned the planned unbundling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, as proposed by the Minister of State for Petroleum and Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachukwu, this week without following the constitutional process. It said instead of embarking on an unconstitutional journey, the

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VICTOR NDOMA-EGBA: A Toast To A Living Legend @ 60 BY MISSANG OYAMA

An obvious truth about life is that there are two most important days in a man’s existence. The day he was born into this other side of eternity, which is his birthday and the day he shuffles off this mortal coil to the world beyond. In spite of the pleasures and vicissitudes that life throws

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Calabar High Court Suspends Arrest Order On Venatius Ikem

By Sylvia Etta Reprieve has come the way of the former Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Barrister Venatius Ikem as the High Court of Cross River State sitting in Calabar has granted a stay of action on the order of arrest issued against Ikem by Chief Magistrate E.E. Edodi on Wednesday, January 13,

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School Sports, A Veritable Tool To Foster Peaceful Co-Existence – Hon. Ogbor Ogbor

By Owai Obo The Chairman, Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Youth and Sports Development and member representing Biase State Constituency, Honorable Ogbor Ogbor, has said that school sports is a veritable tool for promoting peaceful coexistence among ethnic, religious and cultural groups in the state. Hon. Ogbor stated this during the 78th

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Special Adviser Lauds Yakurr Legislative Council For Bye-Laws

By Solomon Azu The special Adviser to the governor on Community and Primary Health Care in Cross River state, Dr. Betta Edu has commended the Yakurr Legislative Council for passing two bye-laws following the outbreak of diarrhoea in Ugep Urban which has affected more than 150 children. The two bye-laws are law against open defecation

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Resolving Niger Delta Issues Critical For Development – Governor Ayade

By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade has described as critical, the need to address the restiveness that has characterized the Niger Delta region as a panacea for development. Ayade stated this when he received the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Sean Hoy and his team during a courtesy visit to

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