By Our Correspondent Taxi drivers in Cross River State have threatened to withdraw their services this festive period, on or before the 21st of December, 2015 if the State Government doesn’t keep to the terms and conditions of an agreement between both parties. The decision to make transportation difficult this festive season when the Carnival
By Ushang Ewa Traffic jams and rush hour to users of the only motorable road leading to Calabar the Cross River State capital is a recurring situation especially during the weekends. Cross River State governor Benedict Ayade was yesterday July 25, 2015 a victim of these phenomenon as his convoy got stuck in traffic around
By Jeremiah Archibong Members of Drivers Association of Cross River State Tuesday morning staged a peaceful protest in Calabar, the State capital over what they described as incessant harassment from government regulatory agencies. Lamenting deeply, the Union Chairman, Thomas Effiong Okon while speaking to CrossRiverWatch at the convergence point at State Secretariat revealed that, “As
by crossriverwatch admin Hundreds of taxi drivers operating in Calabar the Cross River State capital revolted on Tuesday over high taxes imposed on them daily by the Calabar Municipality and Calabar South local Governments areas. The taxi drivers who refused to ply the roads on Tuesday morning congregated at the Botanical Garden along Mary Slessor
by crossriverwatch admin Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross State has issued an executive order banning the use of motorcycles in Calabar, the state capital and its environs. In a statement by the state’s Security Adviser, Mr. Rekpene Bassey, the governor said any violation of the order would attract severe penalty. It read: “Governor Imoke has
by crossriverwatch admin The Executive Chairman of the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Manuel Chris Ogar has said his agency generated N13billion in year 2012. The agency also generated 9.4billion and N7.6billion in the preceding year 2011 and 2010 respectively. Mr. Ogar made this disclosure in an exclusive interview in his office. According
by crossriverwatch admin The management of Aero Contractors Airlines has announced an increase in its flight frequencies to the Cross River State Capital Calabar from Abuja and Lagos. Aero in a statement obtained by crossriverwatch said the move is a mark of support for the tourism initiatives of the Cross River State Government. Part of
by Vanguard LAGOS — THE information that a bus belonging to the Bus Rapid Transit, a franchise under the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, plunged into Lagos Lagoon on the Third Mainland Bridge, yesterday is untrue, after-all. However, the rumour sent jitters down the spines of residents, who made frantic calls to various quarters