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
by crossriverwatch admin www.crossriverwatch.com has surpassed the five million hits mark and the publishers are urging more Cross Riverians to step into the fray and continue to expand the frontiers of information dissemination in the state. CrossRiverWatch was conceived in 2012 and started publication on August 27, 2012 to try and bridge the information gap
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has condemned in strong terms, the sealing of the premises of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Calabar, by officials of the state Internal Revenue Service. The NUJ gave the condemnation in a communiqué issued at the end of its monthly
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State government has suspended the non-compliance levy imposed on cocoa farmers in the state. Accordingly, the State Commissioner for Agriculture, James Aniyom, in a text message made available to some newsmen, directed the immediate suspension of the levy saying, “Director of Produce, please commence the immediate grading of cocoa
by crossriverwatch admin The Director General, Goddy Jedy Agba Campaign Organization, Dr. Sandy Onor has disclosed that the organization will support the country’s incumbent President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan come 2015. This was made known today at the inauguration of Grassroot Volunteer Movement for Goodluck Jonathan 2015 Cross River State. The Jedy campaign boss who