by crossriverwatch admin The senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the Upper Chamber, Senator Ben Ayade will on Friday, 1st August, 2014 begin a direct financial intervention program called “Direct Cash Top Up” DICATOP, for his constituents. According to a statement from the Special Assistant to Ayade, the Senator’s focus “falls within the
by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Tanko Ashang is from Obanlikwu Local Government Area and he is one of the aspirants contending for the position of governor of Cross River State, CrossRiverWatch took him to task over the weekend on the recent pronouncement by the governor of the State, Senator Liyel Imoke that the northern part of
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has expressed his excitement as the ongoing construction of the Calabar Monorail project progresses. The monorail is designed to link the new development area called the Summit Hills where the new Calabar International Convention Center is sited, to the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort. Speaking
by crossriverwatch admin Some traditional rulers in Cross River State, under the umbrella of Efut Combined Assembly, have taken the state government to the National Judicial Commission (NJC) over what they called corrupt use of “Nolle Prosequi” as an instrument for personal and political vendetta by the government. The petition, which was signed by Secretary
by crossriverwatch admin The meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Jonathan, which held on Wednesday in Abuja approved contracts worth 1.3 billion Naira for consultancy services for the designs of six standard gauge rail lines across Nigeria. One of the standard gauge lines according to the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris
by crossriverwatch admin CrossRiverWatch investigations have revealed how some notorious policemen who specialize in killing detainees sell their bodies to the anatomy department of UNICAL for 11,000 each. The latest is the gruesome murder of four boys accused of armed robbery, a taxi driver and another innocent boy extra-judicially by four policemen attached to the
by crossriverwatch admin Tolerance by definition is the ability to bear with one another in spite of differences either in opinion, belief or knowledge as an indispensable factor for any meaningful progress and development of any society, nation or country. Observers of the daily happenings in Nigeria today will rightly agree that religious intolerance is
by crossriverwatch admin The Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ has finally secured corporate registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC the statutory body saddled with the responsibility of incorporating all organizations and businesses in Nigeria. In Certificate of Incorporation of the Incorporated Trustees of ACROJ number CAC/IT/NO 70863, the Registrar General of the