By Our Correspondent The Cross River State government has disbursed over N1.7 Billion directly to 247 communities across the state for the execution of various community projects, thereby emerging tops in the World Bank project review implementation progress report on overall performance index in Nigeria. A document obtained from the World Bank Aide memoir and
By Archibong Jeremiah The Nigeria Police in Calabar this evening confirmed to CrossRiverWatch that there was an attempted assassination on the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Southern Senatorial District flag bearer Mr. Gershom Bassey. The State police public relations officer, Mr. Hogan Bassey who spoke to CrossRiverWatch on telephone said gunmen attacked the home of the
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching CrossRiverWatch indicate that some unknown persons in Calabar are trying to create a motor-able road in an erosion prone area where a huge ravine spanning thousands of square kilometers has been located for over 15 years. According to Mr. Umoh Etim, Branch Manager, Calabar Homeland Hotels (CHE) who spoke to
“It’s possible to have a community radio and TV station transmitting news to Yakurr communities at home and in the diaspora, specifically on governance and development issues. And it’s possible to expand it across Cross River State and use space technology to break the monopoly of CRBC. The sad reality is that when you take
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching CrossRiverWatch has it that the Cross River State chapter of Re-Build Nigeria Initiative, RBI a political support group in Nigeria with chapters in the 36 states of the country, has been plunged into crisis. The information which was disclosed to CrossRiverWatch by a top member of the Cross River State
By Our Correspondent TechCamp West Africa 2015 recently hosted 100 best and brightest private and social entrepreneurs from across the African continent to focus on entrepreneurship as a contributor to job creation. The annual gathering which held from 6th to 8th of February in Accra, Ghana, saw attendees from Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria,
By Archibong Jeremiah The management of Cross River State College of Education, Awi/Akamkpa has suspended 7 students indefinitely for secret cult related offenses. This was made known through a notice from the college management signed by the college Registrar, Barrister Uno Ogban and made available to CrossRiverWatch. Excerpts from the notice reads: “Following a police
By Aplefe Ojong “You see, Ugbo went to Ayade and Ayade helped him up to the tune of N10million. Somebody took money from another person and instead of him to work with the person, he is now working against him, it’s bad. If such a person is given opportunity to lead, how should we trust