by crossriverwatch admin In other to ascertain the level cooperation in the Internally Generated Revenue drive in Ogoja Local Government Area, the Executive Chairman, Hon. Rita Agbo Ayim has carried out a test run of the point of sale (POS) machine in Ishibori Market in Ogoja to monitor the level of acceptability of the process
by crossriverwatch admin The emergence of a governor in Cross River State in 2015 will be based on a clean credible process because the position of a governor is too important for one person to decide. Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State Governor who stated this on Thursday in Ogoja during the inauguration of
by crossriverwatch admin A lady in her early thirties simply identified as Miss Patience this morning jumped from Abakpa bridge into the Aya River and died before rescuers could bring her out of the river. Eye witnesses who spoke to CrossRiverWatch said, a motor cyclist carried her from Igoli and on reaching the Abakpa bridge,
by crossriverwatch admin The Ogoja Local Government Council through the support of the Growth and Employment in States (GEMS3) a UK-DFID funded program launched an automated revenue collection system on the 27th of February 2014. The colorful event hosted by Hon. Rita Ayim the Chairman of Ogoja LG, attracted stakeholders from the business community, the
by crossriverwatch admin The Executive Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River, Hon. Rita Agbo Ayim has commended the State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke for issuing certificates to Head Chiefs across the 10 Wards of the Local Government. The Chairman made this known while presenting the chiefs with the certificates on behalf of
by crossriverwatch admin After weeks of wrangling amongst stakeholders and the elected councillors, both parties came to a compromise over those to function as officials of the legislature in Ogoja; consequently, the Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Area, Hon. Rita Agbo Ayim over the weekend inaugurated the Legislative arm of the Council. Mr. Christopher Moshe
by crossriverwatch admin Barely two weeks after one person was killed when angry youths and the police clashed in Ogoja, the northern part of Cross River State, another violent clash between two rival secret cult groups has left two youths dead. The clash, which took place in Sunday night reportedly started at the burial of
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Carnival Ambassador, Mr. Sunny Neji, was recently conferred a chieftaincy title as Ntol Ashe 1 of Ekajuk, meaning King of Music in Ekajuk and Ogoja land by the Ekajuk Traditional Council. The Afro-high life musician, who is from Ogoja (Ishibori), was in his home town to celebrate the 50th